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A comparison of the British and A comparison of the British and American armies during the American armies during the American Revolution.American Revolution.
In your Interactive Notebook, copy the T-Charts on the
following slide. Your task is to view the PowerPoint slides and
determine if the following strengths and weaknesses were
American or British.
StrengtStrengthshs
WeaknessWeaknesseses
BritishBritish
1.1.
2.2.
3.3.
4.4.
AmericanAmerican
1.1.
2.2.
3.3.
4.4.
BritishBritish
1.1.
2.2.
3.3.
4.4.
AmericanAmerican
1.1.
2.2.
3.3.
4.4.
Strength:Strength: professional professional soldierssoldiers
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Strength:Strength: mercenaries- mercenaries- hired soldiershired soldiers
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Strength:Strength: home field home field advantageadvantage
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Strength:Strength: French and French and Spanish supportSpanish support
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Strength:Strength: great leadership great leadership
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Strength:Strength: more men and more men and suppliessupplies
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Strength:Strength: patriotism, patriotism, spiritspirit
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Strength:Strength: powerful navy powerful navy
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Weakness:Weakness: poor leadership poor leadership
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Weakness:Weakness: fewer fewer soldierssoldiers
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Weakness:Weakness: fighting on fighting on enemy territoryenemy territory
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Weakness:Weakness: long supply long supply lineslines
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Weakness:Weakness: food and supply food and supply shortagesshortages
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Weakness:Weakness: untrained untrained armyarmy
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Weakness:Weakness: small small navynavy
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Weakness:Weakness: lacked public lacked public supportsupport
BritishBritish??
AmericaAmerican?n?
Let’s see how you did matching strengths and weaknesses.
Correct your T-Chart so that it is accurate. You may wish to
make two new T-Charts.
British StrengthsBritish Strengths
most powerful navy most powerful navy
more men & supplies more men & supplies
professional soldiers professional soldiers
mercenaries -hired soldiers mercenaries -hired soldiers
British WeaknessesBritish Weaknesses
lacked public support lacked public support
long supply lineslong supply lines long supply lineslong supply lines
poor leadership poor leadership
fighting on enemy territory fighting on enemy territory
American StrengthsAmerican Strengths
patriotism/ spirit patriotism/ spirit
great leadership great leadership
home field advantage home field advantage
French & Spanish support French & Spanish support
American WeaknessesAmerican Weaknesses
small navysmall navy small navysmall navy
untrained armyuntrained army untrained armyuntrained army
fewer men fewer men
food & supply shortages food & supply shortages
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