The patriots didn’t have a navy to challenge the Royal Navy.
Then they asked the French King Loui XVI for help and the French navy was able ti challenge the Roayal Navy
The irresponsibility of the colonizing forces. And the British did better than the French or Dutch.
Pretty sure it’s a yes, not sure.
Here's a reason why: Africans were strangers to the Americans. Because the Africans were poor, they didn't have any allies to watch out for them or to protect them.
