FREE ESSAY ON REVOLUTIONARY WAR

REVOLUTIONARY WAR

U.S. History: Revolutionary War
I agree that the British did more to lose the Revolutionary War than the Americans did to
win it.
A few things triggered the Revolutionary War between the British and the colonies (who
were later joined by France and Spain). One of them were the Coercive Acts. The Coercive
Acts included the Boston Port Bill, which closed down many Boston Ports until the bill
for the ruined tea was paid and the Administration of Justice Act, which moved the trials
of colonial merchants to Great Britain. If Great Britain had really wanted to win the
Revolutionary War they would have signed the Olive Branch Petition, that the colonist
sent saying that they wanted peace and that they wanted to stay in the empire. Instead
the War started and in order to help themselves, Great Britain promised that every slave
that fought on the side of the loyalist and if they won after the war they would be
granted their freedom. Unfortunately for the British the slaves didn't flock to join the
loyalists. Another downside for the British is that many of their 
officers didn't even want to come to the colonies to fight what they though was a civil
war. Being that many of the British soldiers' families or friends were in the colonies.
Another reason why I agree to the above statement is the fact that the royal navy was
weak due to Budget cuts. Great Britain should not have made any budget cuts to their army
because it helped the French and the colonies to beat them in battles such as the: battle
of Bon Homme vs.Serapis. But then again the Americans did a lot to try and win the war
also. For one they wrote the Declaration of Independence in order to try and unite the
colonies; and the Common Sense in order to explain why a colonist should become a
Patriot. On the other hand there was a gap between the red coat officers and soldiers,
which sometimes made it hard to work together. 
The war probably never would have even started if the British had started out being
strict on the colonies and taxing them and not start it when the colonist had gotten used
to a tax-free life. But then again the Americans didn't do a lot to try and win the war
because they had a weak government. The colonist wanted a weak central government and
strong state governments, this made it hard to unite if different states had different
laws about certain things. My last reason for why I believe that Great Britain did more
to loose the war then the colonists did is the fact that Great Britain didn't want to
fight the war in the first place. Many soldiers and officers thought that this was an
unnecessary war and didn't want to come over and fight in it. This means that Britain
wasn't as united in their cause as the colonists were. In 1783 the Treaty of Paris was
signed by both sides, Britain had lost and the colonist had gained their freedom.
I agree that the British did more to loose the Revolutionary War than the Americans did
to win it.
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