It was possible, as the Continental Army actually had more troops than the British Army in the 13 colonies. However, it would be a lot less likely.
It also depends what you mean by "without the French". Do you mean without the French Army, or do you mean no aid from the french at all? (no supplies, no arms, no ammunition, no training, no money, etc)
Quote by George Mason
<span>"It is expected our doors will be shut, and communications upon the business of the Convention be forbidden during its sitting. This, I think, myself, a proper precaution to prevent mistakes and misrepresentation until the business shall have been completed, when the whole may have a very different complexion from that in which the several crude and indigested parts might, in their first shape, appear if submitted to the public eye."</span>
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It would be futile to try to recognize or refute any of the poem's appearances of bigotry against non-white people because it is so common, ingrained, and over-the-top.However, it's worth noting how Kipling's bigotry blinded him to the truth of white imperialists—and, one may argue, to the white race—that "The White Man's Burden" so reveres. There is no truthful experience of colonization or imperialism that can characterize European or American imperialism's motivations or consequences as being inspired by selfless benevolence or having solely positive effects.From the devastation and enslavement of indigenous peoples in the Americas to the slave trade that developed out of European colonialism in Africa, to the uniquely rapacious and corrupt activities of the Belgian Congo, to the profit, strength, and national pride that Britain gained from its empire, on which it gloatingly exulted "the sun never set," white imperialism was never solely motivated by self-interest.
While living in New York, Riis experienced poverty and became a police reporter writing about the quality of life in the slums. He attempted to alleviate the bad living conditions of poor people by exposing their living conditions to the middle and upper classes. since he was an immigrant it probably put him into the same shoes as these images, without even having to empathize. its human nature to want better for yourself, and your family and friends, so this is what he hopes to do, and it worked, he sparked a progressive era for the "slums".
Because the colonists suffered persecution for their religious beliefs.
