Unit 2: Test 1

Front 1

The Association

Back 1

Most significant action of the Continental Congress. Called for a complete boycott of British goods: nonimportation, nonexportation, and  nonconsumption

Front 2

Britsh Strengths

Back 2

1. Population: 7.5 million (british) to 2.5 (colonies)
2. monetary and best navy
3. 20,000 slaves joined. British promised slaves freedom if they fought on their side. Many fled with the British after the war and left the country.
4. Amerindians sided and attacked colonists on frontier
5. 50,000 man professional army trained and supplied
6. King George hired 30,000 Hessians (professional soldiers)
7. 50,000 loyalists lived in colonies

Front 3

British Weaknesses

Back 3

1. distance from england to colnies/ bad communication
2. hard to supply
3. America too large a region for Britain’s army to effectively occupy; population was too dispersed
4. British generals were poor leaders. British soldiers didn't want to kill Americans, they saw them as countrymen. Privisions were poor.
5. Offensive war.
6. France wanted revenge.
7. Army not as strong as navy
8. whigs in parliament cheered for colonists.
9. government ineffective; King George & Lord North inadequate

Front 4

American Strengths

Back 4

1. Good leadership -George Washington & Benjamin Franklin
2. Economic aid from France at the outset; later military aid was decisive.
3. Defensive war
4. good marksmen from hunting
5. knew land
6. fought for what they believed in

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American Weaknesses

Back 5

1. lacked unity
2. fought almost entire war without constitution
3. continental congress was weak
4. jealousy of colonies
5. believed allpowerful among themselves
6. quarrles over military leader
7. economy hard
8. no hard money, paper money printed until worthless
9. Soldiers deserted due to economic difficulties of their families
10. Military supplies were inadequate esp. firearms and gunpowder
11. only a select minority of amewricans truly submitted themselves to cause