Why Colonists Won The War

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The three pry marmy reasons that the colonists won the war are the battle of saratoga, the geography, and George Washington’s motto. The battle of saratoga was very important not because they weakened the british army but because of the britishes enemy france helped us because we proved that the colonists had a fighting chance so the french provided us a navy. Geography was in the colonists favor because the british resources were an ocean away and communication was slow for the same reason, not to mention that colonists climate was much more harsh. Washington's motto is what made the war go on so long because the colonists “lived to fight another day” the war stretched to long for the britishes budget it virtually won the war.

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