Discussion+Question+5

5. Looking at the tally sheet of the strengths and weaknesses of each side, who seemed more likely to win, the English or the Americans? Why?

__British__ strengths: -monetary wealth -naval power -3 to 1 population in America -30,000 German hired mercenaries -50,000 American loyalists -Indian allies

weaknesses: -distance -Irish and French distractions -inept army and government -sympathy for Americans from the Whigs -brutally treated soldiers -scarce amounts of food -America is large and spread out

__ America __ strengths: -good leadership (ex. George Washington and Ben Franklin) -aid from the French -European volunteer officers -self-sustaining -belief in a just cause -northern Africans helped

weaknesses: -poor organization -lots of jealousy between colonies -economic difficulties: print money--> depreciation--> inflation -scarce military supplies -southern Africans enlisted for English -morale was undermined by American profiteers selling to England -only a few attached themselves to war with selfless devotion

It's a tie!