American Revolution

American Revolution
At the start of the American Revolution, both the British and the American colonists had many difficulties to face. The Americans were at a disadvantage due to their lack of experienced soldiers and supplies. The British severely underestimated the vastness of the North American continent, the distance that they would have to travel to transport men and supplies, and most importantly, the united stand that the Americans shared in order to win their liberty. In order for the Americans to succeed in winning the war, they had to train their militias and learn military tactics to best attack the British. For the British to have won, they should have taken the colonists more seriously and better planned their military tactics. For both the Americans and the British, there were challenges to overcome, and their decisions on how to overcome them ultimately decided the outcome of the war. 
Great Britain was in debt after the French and Indian War. So in 1764, Britain placed a tax on sugar, molasses, silk, wine, coffee, and indigo. They called this the Sugar Act. This made colonists mad and they began protesting. They used the slogan “no taxation without representation.” Britain then made the Stamp Act in 1765. Everything printed in the colonies had to have a stamp on it. Britain had also made a Tea Act.   This act says the British East India Tea Company can sell their tea free of tax to the colonists. This cuts colonial merchants out of the tea trade. This all made the colonists unite and rebel and Britain.
The British were trying to take advantage of America. They also made an act called the Quartering Act. This act stated that the colonists must find living spaces for British soldiers. The Townshead Acts taxed all imported British lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea. They allowed custom officers to search homes without a warrant under writes if assistance.
As the colonists became united against further British control, Britain pursued actions...