Question

Several factors contributed to the Patriot victory in the Revolutionary War. Choose the three factors that you consider most important to the American victory, and explain how each one affected the war’s outcome.

Answer 1

Three factors that are most important to the result of the Patriot victory in the Revolutionary War were the victories at Trenton and Princeton, Saratoga, and Yorktown. The victories at Trenton and Princeton raised the spirits of the Patriots and encouraged enlistments in the Continental Army. The victory at Saratoga convinced France that the colonists had a chance to win independence. Yorktown was the last major battle of the war and forced the British to surrender by trapping Cornwallis by cutting off the land and sea escapes. This convinced the Parliament that to defeat the Americans it would be very costly.