How did the colonies succeed in the Revolutionary War?

Answer 1

The colonies succeeded in winning their independence through the Revolutionary War as a result of several factors. The character of the colonists was one such factor, as their will to endure and their resourcefulness in and through defeat as well as victory were essential to waging prolonged war. The overconfidence of the British was another factor. Still another was the support provided to the Americans by European competitors of the British; France, in particular, provided much-needed help in the American bid for independence.

Answer 2

They managed to sustain themselves by either befriending of fighting the indigenous people and either being self-sufficient or receiving outside help. They would then expand their "territory" by receiving more colonists sent to then by the country which promoted the colonisation. This would usually be a dominant sea-faring nation which had the resources to launch such expeditions. In history this would be the British, the Spanish and Portugese and the French. They succeeded because the venture usually produced wealth or strategic benefits. The dominant country would seek to expand its control beyond its borders and this would start off through colonisation. There are other forms of colonisation which are not driven by the above and this would be replaced by other motivations such as a religous or dogmatic beleif that the territory was promised to them.