The American Revolution was a political event that took place in the British North American Colonies, starting in 1776. It removed the colonies from Great Britain's control and established an independent nation known, now, as The United States of America. The British used their money to bribe and secure loyalists, as well as promising freedom to those enslaved. The British lost the Revolutionary War in North America due to higher disadvantages, misconceptions and insecurities of those who they promised freedom, and making the wrong calls during battle on the field. The British advantages were that they had one of the strongest armies in the world, at the time. They outnumbered Americans the majority of the time and many of the colonists …show more content…
Thousands of slaves took the offer, to fight for their freedom, becoming British Loyalists, but many of the thousands were tired of being slaves, so they took the offer, didn’t fulfill their end of the bargain and ran away and fled the colonies in search of a better life. The British were constantly fighting and constantly marching into colonies. The British Navy was constantly fighting until the French Navy came in and forced the British to withdrawal their fleet and soldiers from North America, ultimately defeating them. The surrender of Cornwallis in Yorktown allowed the Whigs to gain higher hand in parliament, where British operations and plans were brought to a halt. In all, the British were defeated in the American Revolution because their disadvantages were higher staked than their advantages. They bribed slaves and promised freedom if they fought loyally beside British troops, but didn't catch on to the slaves idea of fleeing until it was too late when a few thousand had already ran. The British were in unfamiliar territory that was too large to conquer all at once and were eventually drawn out of the colonies by the American and the