Strengths and Weaknesses

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A comparison of the British and A comparison of the British and American armies during the American armies during the American Revolution.American Revolution.

In your Interactive Notebook, copy the T-Charts on the

following slide. Your task is to view the PowerPoint slides and

determine if the following strengths and weaknesses were

American or British.

StrengtStrengthshs

WeaknessWeaknesseses

BritishBritish

1.1.

2.2.

3.3.

4.4.

AmericanAmerican

1.1.

2.2.

3.3.

4.4.

BritishBritish

1.1.

2.2.

3.3.

4.4.

AmericanAmerican

1.1.

2.2.

3.3.

4.4.

Strength:Strength: professional professional soldierssoldiers

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Strength:Strength: mercenaries- mercenaries- hired soldiershired soldiers

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Strength:Strength: home field home field advantageadvantage

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Strength:Strength: French and French and Spanish supportSpanish support

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Strength:Strength: great leadership great leadership

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Strength:Strength: more men and more men and suppliessupplies

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Strength:Strength: patriotism, patriotism, spiritspirit

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Strength:Strength: powerful navy powerful navy

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Weakness:Weakness: poor leadership poor leadership

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Weakness:Weakness: fewer fewer soldierssoldiers

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Weakness:Weakness: fighting on fighting on enemy territoryenemy territory

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Weakness:Weakness: long supply long supply lineslines

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Weakness:Weakness: food and supply food and supply shortagesshortages

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Weakness:Weakness: untrained untrained armyarmy

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Weakness:Weakness: small small navynavy

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Weakness:Weakness: lacked public lacked public supportsupport

BritishBritish??

AmericaAmerican?n?

Let’s see how you did matching strengths and weaknesses.

Correct your T-Chart so that it is accurate. You may wish to

make two new T-Charts.

British StrengthsBritish Strengths

most powerful navy most powerful navy

more men & supplies more men & supplies

professional soldiers professional soldiers

mercenaries -hired soldiers mercenaries -hired soldiers

British WeaknessesBritish Weaknesses

lacked public support lacked public support

long supply lineslong supply lines long supply lineslong supply lines

poor leadership poor leadership

fighting on enemy territory fighting on enemy territory

American StrengthsAmerican Strengths

patriotism/ spirit patriotism/ spirit

great leadership great leadership

home field advantage home field advantage

French & Spanish support French & Spanish support

American WeaknessesAmerican Weaknesses

small navysmall navy small navysmall navy

untrained armyuntrained army untrained armyuntrained army

fewer men fewer men

food & supply shortages food & supply shortages

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