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Some reasons for the failure of British troops in the South are as follows:
- The British had to divert troops to defend gulf coast forts under Spanish attack.
- Rebels used guerrilla warfare, while the British were used to a more forthright style of war.
- The British overestimated the loyalist faction.
- The British got too far away from their fleet and had no reliable supply lines.
novanet : to make a surprise attack on German mercenaries in trenton, new jersey
parliament allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists.
the Patriots' decisive victory at Kings Mountain, South Carolina
NovaNet Answer: to arrest colonial leaders in hiding there.
the french fleet arrived at the right moment to blockade a British escape
Native Americans attacked colonial settlements, and settlers killed neutral Native Americans.
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Each colony had two-house legislature, which mirrored the government of Britain.
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Victories in the battles of Trenton and Princeton helped raise morale when the Patriot cause seemed to be lost.
"On his retreat southwards in midwinter, with an army of only about 6000, he achieves two psychologically important victories by surprise attacks on isolated sections of the British army at Trenton and then at Princeton. These successes raise the colonial morale, and help Washington to recruit more forces."
