To survey the land and track a route to the Pacific Ocean
Some of them such as Rhode Island and <span>Connecticut were found for those who weren't puritans and didn't want to be ruled by Puritans who were very rigid. Maryland was formed for Catholic people who wanted to freely be Catholic. Some were even formed by people like Mormons who wanted to escape prosecution.</span>
For the revolutionary war, the patriots had very few ships for navies, and the ships were mostly converted from merchant ships. Also, the patriot's army were volunteers and untrained, unlike the British, who were well trained and experienced. As I go on, the population for the patriots was about 2.5 million, while there were about 8 million for the British. There are other more disadvantages for the patriots, but these are the most important disadvantages for the patriots in the Revolutionary War.
