Without France, would the colonies have stood a chance against King George?

Question

With the aid of the French, George Washington was able to corner Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. However, I'm curious to know if the Continental Army stood a chance against the British had France not gone in on America's side. Without Washington's victory at Yorktown, just how different a war might the American Revolution have been? Would it just have dragged on and on, or would the British have promptly ruined our efforts? Furthermore, would the colonies remain under British rule today?

Answer 1

There are too many "what if's" in history. But to answer your questions, I think the Brits would've crushed the continental army without much resistance. Just from the sheer size of the British army would be hard to handle, not to mention British soldiers were more disciplined compared to the colonists where most of them were anything but soldiers to begin with.

Answer 2

Actaually there was help from France way before then. By the time of Yorktown, the war was pretty much won anyway. The American revolution for the British was in many ways like what 2 centuries later Vietnam was for the US or Afghanistan for the Soviet Union - an unpopular war halfway around the world, against a guerrilla force supported by that nations superpower enemies.