How did the colonies manage to defeat the most powerful nation in the world?

Question

im talking about hte 1700s here, people

Answer 1

1- Logistics, it took months to cross the ocean with military support and/or news updates
2- General Washington took some bold offensive measures when things looked the gloomiest, knocking the British off guard, and giving the French more impetus to get involved in the conflict since there was reaqson to believe the colonies where gaining an advantage on their rivals
2 - Other interests, England had concerns in Europe to deal with including the French and decided to back off, very much like the War of 1812.

Answer 2

England had its hands in many diverse areas, Africa, India, the Orient and South America and its long-standing enemy, France. But perhaps the greatest single advantage the colonists had was weapons unlike the spears and bows of so many of the countries to fall under the realm. At the time, England was trying to establish a lucrative opium trade in China, establish control over East Africa and the Boers in South Africa as well as the natives and were struggling to hold onto British Guiana and the Islands of the Caribbean and begin colonization of Van Diaman's land (Australia) and New Zealand and the forces were diluted in these various affairs and over the next century many wars took place...the Indian Mutiny, the Zulu Wars,the Opium Wars, the Boer Wars, Crimea. Additionally, unlike the organized battle formations of European troops, the colonists resorted to guerilla-like tactics and hid and waited for the troops to come marching along and then struck much the same as the American Indians.

Answer 3

If you mean the U.S. colonies vs. Great Britain, they exploited the Native Americans. They used their assistance to survive the new environment, then they used their war tactics against the British. Instead of marching out on a battle field in a straight line (like the Red Coats did) they hid behind things and fired!

BTW, to show their gratitude to the nations that assisted them, the colonists gave them small pox blankets to sleep under to infect whole nations with the disease to which they had very little resistance and killed off thousands. Those who did not die of disease were killed in battle, or forced marched to reservations. Many hundreds died from the brutality of these hikes under Calvary guard, if not from the sheer distance. Still were more were "given" land deals to negotiate a cessation of hostilities, which was later reneged. Kind of gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, "land of the FREE and the home of the BRAVE," doesn't it? Makes me proud to be an American (wink.)
Now I bet your teacher didn't have this information in mind, but hey, knowledge is power.
Next time read your text or really research using the Internet.

Answer 4

Well if was just a full blown shoot-to-the-death in the middle of a field, then they wouldn't have won. The colonies had many things working to their advantage, such as the layout of the land (which they were familiar with), Native Americans and guerilla (not "gorilla") tactics - (ambushing supply routes etc.) And just the sheer determination to get out from underneath an oppressive government. Spirit. Heart. Resources.

Of course there are many more things but these are just a few.

Answer 5

that's complicated to assert how issues would be in 2050. not to show 2100. Barring an entire financial and social fall down the U. S. will fall to selection 3 on the main. with the help of 2050 the only international places which will surpass the U. S. in terms of entire GDP are China and India. that's with the sluggish financial growth interior the U. S.. Who is acquainted with if it's going to %. up, decelerate, or do not something. modern-day estimates say that for the period of 2050 the two the U. S. or India often is the 2d greatest financial gadget at the back of China. complicated to assert on the 2d. Brazil Or Mexico would be a miles off fourth with a financial gadget thrice smaller than the U. S. or India.

Answer 6

Mainly the help of France. Also, we used guerilla warfare, which caught the British troops off guard, they were used to a fight where troops met in the middle of a preassigned battlefield. George Washington wasn't really that great, he only won three of nine battles, not too good of a record. His troops were successful because of their training from German officer Baron Friedrich von Stueben and the help of French general Lafyette. Also, the British were unwilling to waste too many resources on this war, they were too busy with other problems in Europe. The real thing that turned the tide was the French involvement.

Answer 7

I think it was because they were more determined to win than England was. This was their home. You tend to defend what's yours more diligently. That's why we're having a rough time trying to defeat the terrorists on their own soil. They live there and have more at stake than we do. Plus our forefathers fought quite differently than the British did. The colonists didn't just walk into a rain of bullets. They hid behind stuff. That's why the British thought they were dealing with cowards, because that's not how they fought. The colonists learned a lot from the Indians, in how to do battle. It boils down to a more determined bunch of people. <*)))><

Answer 8

they didn't, get defeated they were family,our love for the homeland of England Scotland And Wales are at the heart of the war, (don't buy that history crap) the good of the people were at the heart of the decision to end the war, it was a civil war just like the one fought by the north and the south, how can you see we defeated any one but ourselves, don't throw the stuff around about the most powerful either. it just one of those wordings that cause expensive rocking of the boat.

Answer 9

A dream of Freedom! If the dream is big enough the facts don't matter. The colonies were focused on the big picture, and didn't waste time complaining about life, they did something to change it.

Answer 10

1 we wanted it more
2 we had the help of france
3 we were willing to have a street fight and the british insisted on fighting in an old fashioned european style (the bright red uniforms didnt help either!)
4 they were overextended and got overconfident
5 its hard to win a war from all the way over in england - poor communication