Because Benjamin Franklin was one bad *** man. He was the end all and be all, the smartest man of his time.
Who was there in the treety of Paris? Franklin. Who was the oldest man in the constitutional congress? Franklin. I would write an entire essay on how damn awesome Benjamin Franklin was and how he (with the help of a few people) won the revolutionary war!
To tell you the truth, it was becase of Foreign Assistance.
The warfare in the Middle Atlantic region settled almost to stagnation, but foreign aid was finally arriving. Agents of the new nationnotably Benjamin Franklin (that's right bitches), Arthur Lee, Silas Deane, and later John Adamswere striving to get help, and in 1777 Pierre de Beaumarchais had succeeded in getting arms and supplies sent to the colonials in time to help win the battle of Saratoga. That victory made it easier for France to enter upon an alliance with the United States, for which Franklin and the comte de Vergennes (the French foreign minister) signed (1778) a treaty. Spain entered the war against Great Britain in 1779, but Spanish help did little for the United States, while French soldiers and sailors and especially French supplies and money were of crucial importance.
So, the most important reason we won was because we had so much foriegn back up.
2007-01-23 08:57:51
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answered by ♥Princess♥ 4
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Some strange answers here. General Cornwallis traveled north from South Carolina to squeeze the American forces and join his counterpart that was to move south from New York. In doing this he was expecting supplies etc from British ships arriving up the York river on the Virgina peninsula at Yorktown. What he didn't know was at last the French fleet had arrived to destroy or run blockade to prevent him from obtaining the supplies etc. The American forces had him blocked in and surrender was his only option. Cornwallis had his sword surrendered by an underling, and that is considered the end of the war. Note that battles still existed in the north. Because Cornwallis surrendered the Americans considered that a victory and the end of British rule. The treaty came later but recall as well the British attacked and even burned Washington DC in the 1812 war.
2007-01-23 09:21:03
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answered by AJ 4
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The British were fighting a long, difficult war in Europe. This demanded their best officers and soldiers. It took a long time to ship soldiers to the New World, and longer still, to replenish them. Also, the Americans had help from the French and the Poles. 1. America had its own laws and constitution. 2. Tax money did not go to Britain. 3. British soldiers went home and the Continental Army was in charge. America printed its own money. 4. Many new industries began, esp. in the north.Ruling officials were elected by the people. 5.Americans owned their own country.
2007-01-23 09:01:27
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answered by Buffy 5
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I accept as true with both solutions. It would not damage at the same time as the colonies were lead by technique of former British commanders. We knew precisely how the British were going to operate and what the weak factors were in what become traditionally an truly strong military. between that and gaining knowledge of the innovations used adverse to the British by technique of the community individuals contained in the colonial wars it gave us the prospect to defeat a a lot extra effective stress.
2016-12-02 23:09:33
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answered by Anonymous
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The British won most of the battles, but the Americans won the war (that is, if this is the American Revolutionary War). We simply won because the British were tired of fighting, and they gave up.
2007-01-23 08:54:39
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answered by ? 2
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the Americans won the war because they new where to go and what to learn
2007-01-26 05:04:36
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answered by Anonymous
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well we won because we fought better and got some one to say mercy or the equivalent. Peace duh. it brought peace lower taxes, and I've been out of school to long to remember everything else.
2007-01-23 08:56:00
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answered by ~*~AmethystMoonBeams~*~ 5
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