Pros And Cons Of The Revolutionary War

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On UShistory.org, they said, “The Americans had many intangible advantages.” British people had many weaknesses they fought at war far from home. It took their things such as their ammunition, food, and troops months to get there. The British also had to persuade the Americans to give up their claims of independence. So, basically British plans was to persuade them to give up their claims and capture Boston. The Americans also struggled, they had trouble for raising money for their troops and their supplies. The British and The Americans both had a lot of weaknesses, they also had a lot of pros and cons. I think the pros for the British was their traditions to winning. They had so much confident even when they had so many weaknesses …show more content…
The pros for the Americans was that they were fighting for peace and everybody wanted peace and happiness I would have anyways, they also had some cons, the American cons was that their soldiers were not quite built and experienced like the British so that really gave the British one advantage, but the British barely got their supplies and things so that was a disadvantage for them also. British had to re-plan their plan, according to Enotes they said, “Yet, after the Battle of Bunker Hill, the British realized that this strategy had to be re- calibrated, given the heavy losses endured.” On Quora they said, “The American strategy, which ultimately prevailed, was to “run out the clock”. Just keep the army in the field and hope for a victory now and then to keep morale up and perhaps the British would eventually tire of the war.” So, the only thing effecting/ effected the war for them was/were ‘running out the clock’. Do we still use these strategies? Every day in my opinion, we persuade things, especially when we want something. All little kids persuade their parents to give them candy and to get out of trouble. Than basketball players still run down things, they run wn time for they can go into over time, I run down my time so I can get a little

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