Patriots - Motivated to fight; Fought for a great cause; Leadership of General Washington; Gained allies from foreign countries; Fighting on their own land
Loyalists - Strongest navy in the world; Great wealth as a nation; well-trained army; large population
Disadvantages
Patriots - Poorly trained and unorganized army; little gunpowder; few enlisted in the Continental Army
Loyalists - 3,000 miles from home; supplies took months to arrive; colonists attacked them from home
