Question

Overall, how would you describe the war from the Patriots’ perspective?

Answer 1

The Americans lost more battles than they won.

Answer 2

The patriots wanted independence from the British because they knew that they were misrepresented and treated unfairly, compared to the English living in England. Since they believed strongly in the term, “no taxation without representation,” they knew that fighting, and eventually winning the war and establishing their own government and legislature would be more fair to the Americans.