Why Did Great Britain Win The American Revolution

When Great Britain and the American colonies declared war, the colonists were viewed very unfavorably. Britain had the greatest navy and army in the world at the time. They were the most successful empire and had the most access to resources that could ensure their win. The colonists had none of this, and therefore, were predicted to be beaten terribly in their fight for independence. However, the colonists had factors that Great Britain did not have that would lead to their triumph in the revolution. These factors were geography, goals, and leadership, and they assisted the colonists in becoming their own free country. The American Revolution was fought in its entirety in the American colonies. This was an enormous advantage for the colonists, as the British army and navy rarely spent any time in the colonies that they were governing. The English were far from their own land and their own resources and were therefore at a severe disadvantage when fighting the war. An example of the use of geography to the benefit of the colonists was in the first phase of the war were the battles fought in the Boston area. The

The colonists were fighting for something that meant the world to them; their freedom. Winning this war was a life or death situation. In England’s eyes, however, they were only halfheartedly committed to the war. In “Common Sense,” Thomas Paine supports this idea by saying, “They cannot defeat an idea with an army.” Due to their success in easily terminating two past rebellions that they had already dealt with, they thought that they could do the same to this one. However, the American colonists were too fiery and passionate for their rebellion to be squashed that easily. They had a driving force behind their motivation for fighting for Independence, whereas England had little to no