Brittany+C+Amer+Revolution

How did the Americans gain their independence against all the odds? I think that the Americans won their independence against all odds for many different reasons. While they had many disadvantages, they also had a lot of advantages. Many different events lead to the American Revolution. Both the colonists and the British had done things to make the other upset and mad. But, the British were unfair and the colonist were getting tired of it. The colonists decided that they wanted independence and that's what they were determined to get, even if it meant war.

One of the main reasons that the colonists won the war and gained independence, despite all that was against them, was that they had a true cause to be fighting for. The colonists had wanted to be free from the British and be under their own control. They wanted to make their own laws and structure their own government without answering to the British. The colonists were fighting for their own freedom, but the British were only fighting for a paycheck. In my opinion, patriotism and motivation helped the Americans win the war.

Another advantage to helping the colonists win the war was that the war was being fought on their own land. This was an advantage because the colonists knew the land a lot better than the British did. The British didn't know the routs while the colonists did. This could be an advantage to catch up with the British or to get away from them. This was also a disadvantage for the British not only because they didn't know the land, but because it took so long for information and supplies to reach from America to Britain or from Britain to America.

Even though the American army was incredibly smaller than the British army, the colonists had George Washington as their General. Which, in my opinion, made the army very strong because Washington had a lot of experience as a General and in the war. George was a good General because he didn't let his men see that the British had many advantages, even though it was obvious. George did this by motivating his men to keep pushing and win the war.

These are just a few of the reasons that the Americans won the war with the British. Even though the odds were stacked against them, the colonists kept their motivation to keep them fighting for independence from the British. But, with a good leader in war and a little help from the French, the colonists were able to keep going for independence. The colonists never gave up. That is why the Americans gained independence from Britain against all odds.