Thomas Schoeniger

Decarlo

APUSH
9/13/10

Precis

1. History repeats itself and the American Revolution is very similar to Vietnam
2. Britain was very powerful so the king was arrogant and wished to put down the rebels and assumed it would be easy
3. The British think it will be an easy war to win and they are in no trouble
4. Through British defensive campaign and recruiting Americans for the British army it was thought to be a definite win.
5. By recruiting the loyalists Britain could maintain control even after they won
6. Despite some resistance, there was still a lot of anger towards the colonists that led to the British aggression
7. Britain and other nations were scared that because America gained independence other countries like the west Indies would follow suit
8. The British army faced problems, worst of all was the distance between the colonies and Britain
9. America was unconquerable due to natural boundaries and guerilla tactics
10. The general public knew that the invasion was a bad idea and Britain would lose
11. Pitt told the parliament that again, the Americans cant be beat
12. Pitt said that Britain were the oppressors and such but he went unheard and so the war continued
13. There were many warnings about the outcome of the war made heard before parliament
14. Guerilla warfare was used in the war and losing was sometimes winning
15. Washington again utilized guerilla warfare and the fact that loyalty to Britain was easy to fake
16. The fact that everything had to be shipped across the Atlantic again hurt the British
17. The hired mercenaries were very expensive and just created a higher need for supplies
18. Loyalists weren’t organized and didn’t remain loyalists, so they were not as affective as they were perceived to be
19. The war was weakening Britain so they became vulnerable to other European attacks
20. The outcome for Britain would have been better if it had listened to the barrage of complaints about the war coming from intelligent men
21. Britain was nervous about the opposition’s opinions and so he didn’t conduct the war with full vigor
22. American people were overjoyed and proud of their new found independence after the war
23. By persevering against all odds the Americans came out on top and won their independence
24. The British lost because their hearts weren’t in the battle
25. The parliament waged a war that wasn’t beneficial for the country as a whole