At the start of the American Revolution the Patriots were heavily favored to win the war.

During the American Revolution, the Patriots were forced to create an army from scratch.

Due to the lack of funds, recruiting, supplying, equipping, training, and paying the Continental army soldiers would be a monumental challenge for the new nation.

Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain

The American Crisis by Thomas Paine was a series of pamphlets published to provide support for the patriots in the Revolutionary War.

Native Americans and African Americans mainly picked to fight for whichever side was going to benefit them in the end.

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

Though George Washington was a veteran, he had never commanded an army of this scale before and therefore was ill prepared to handle them.

The strategy of recruiting African Americans for the British army backfired as southerners took up arms to protect their property from the British.

As with so many confrontations during the war in the South, the Battle of King’s Mountain was like an extended family feud.

The Battle of King’s Mountain which took place on the border of North Carolina and South Carolina was a crucial American victory, for it undermined the British strategy in the South.

The west would be seen as a opportunity for white settlers to seize open land.

Britain offered enslaved blacks more opportunities for freedom than did the new United States

The Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal.

The Declaration of Independence declares that governments derive their powers from the consent white land owning males.

The British would experience all these challenges during the war except?

The Continental army during the American Revolution was a well disciplined machine.

At the start of the American Revolution the British Military was a strong global power with a force including 35,000 soldiers.

The American victory at the Battle of Saratoga convinced the French that the colonists could win the war. In response they would join their war effort.

During the American Revolution the British tried to recruit African slaves to fight against their colonial masters, but the policy would backfired as southerners took up arms to protect their "property" from the British.

During the American Revolution, the Americans would follow a strategy of evasion punctuated by selective confrontations. George Washington's hope was to outlast the British.

The Articles of Confederation created the 3 branches of government, including the executive branch.

After the American Revolution, the new American republic would adopt a direct democracy.

After the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, no American colonies chose to abolish slavery because of their own personal feelings.

The British had to supply their troops by shipping supplies overseas, which would lead to delays.

A good byproduct of the American Revolution was that new political opportunities afforded by the creation of state governments led MORE citizens to participate than ever before.

While the Articles of Confederation was bring written, Abigail Adams attempted to encourage her husband, John Adams, and the other writers to include women. They would fail to do so.

After the American Revolution, the country would embrace a new, energetic sense of nationality.

As a result of the American Revolution, some women, began to question their place in American society.

Many Founding Father believed that if they gave rights to women, it would lead to blacks and Native Americans also demanding equal rights.

The new American government assured its Native American allies that it would respect their lands and their rights, but the government would fail to do so.