1. They were not as organized as the British.
2. Shortage of supplies and ammo.
3. The Continental army had basically no Navy.
Answer:
Stars
Explanation:
Sailors would either mark down notes of how many Nauts they have traveled which is how you measure sea distance then at night time they would follow the Nothern Star to find their way home. Thats why on most compasses there is a star on it also it is known that most people thought you would sail off the side of the earth because they believed it was all flat until someone found out that the earth was a Sphere it was an Astronomer as well.
In the first few years of World War II, both sides of the war were mainly stuck in stalemate, which is like a draw neither side was gaining or losing much ground, but I'm sure as you can probably imagine it was still a gruesome war with lots of bloodsheds, injuries, and casualties, but both sides continued to try and outsmart the other side in the great war, but as stated before they were mainly stuck at stalemate in the first few years. Hope this helps :-).
Answer:
hoped to be rich by finding gold
You were allowed to vote for both a President and a Vice President