American Revolution (jul 25, 1775 – jul 25, 1783)

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Success for the Colonists

- Two sides went to war after the publication of the Declaration of Independence

- Americans won the war even though Washington's poorly trained army faced the well-trained army of the most powerful country in the world (Britain)



Reason for colonists' success

1. Americans' motivation was much stronger: defending homeland

2. Overconfident British generals made many mistakes

3. Time: fighting an overseas war costs a lot of money, meaning higher taxes for British citizens- Britain could not sustain this for long and eventually called for peace

4. Lous XVI of France wanted to weaken its rival Britain
- 1778: entered war
- 1781: 9,500 Americans and 7,800 French trapped a British army near Yorktown commanded by Cornwallis- Britain surrendered and America won independence

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