Colonial and Imperial Strengths

Who were the foreign army that King George III hired to fight in the war for the British?

Hessians

French

Spanish

Russians

Which country was enemies with Britain and was willing to help the colonists?

Ireland

France

Austria

Spain

Who ran the imperial army?

King George III and Lord North

King George III and William Pitt

George Washington and Ben Franklin

Benedict Arnold and King George III

What was one of the most important factors that lead the colonists Victory?

The Colonies had a lot of land

British did not really care

The Colonies had the resources to send troops to Europe

Home Court Advantage

What city in the colonies, that if seized, would drag the country down with it?

New York

Jamestown

There is no city

Boston

Why couldn't England be solely focused on the war in North America?

They had to settle rebellion in Ireland and had to watch out for the French, who had a target on their back.

They had devoted many resources to the War of Austrian Succession and could not afford to put in more resources at the same time.

The British were revolting against their own government in the Glorious Revolution.

The had to make sure their people didn't get ideas from the French Revolution and start one of their own.

Were all the colonists siding with the colonies?

Yes. Everyone wanted to fight for their rights and that meant fighting against their mother country.

No. Some colonists were loyal to the King and helped him fight in the war.

What made the war very difficult for the British?

The imports from the colonies stopped.

The Spanish interference.

Their distance from home.

The natives started a war with them at the same time.

Why were the colonies seen as the underdogs?

They had to play defense.

They did not get any people willing to fight.

They had no leadership.

They had an untrained army and were fighting one of the biggest empires in the world.

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