Question

England

13 Colonies

Population

About 12,000,000

About 2, 800,000

Money

Very wealthy, established nation with a treasury

New government with very little money

Industry

Developed and growing industry

Almost no industry

Military

Large, well trained army with mercenaries too

Volunteer forces that were poorly equipped

Leaders

Many well-trained officers

Few trained officers

Geography

Fighting in a far-away, unfamiliar land

Familiar with the landscapes

Chart by John Spicer

Which conclusion about the American Revolutionary War is most clearly supported by information in this chart?

England had few advantages in a war with her American colonies.
The colonies had few advantages in the war with England.
The colonies had more advantages England than upon entering the war.
England did not believe the colonies were worth the expense of a war.

Answer 1

According to the information in the chart, The colonies had few advantages in the war with England. In fact, they had only one advantage, which was familiarity with the land. In every other aspect such as population, wealth, technology and military formation the colonies were far inferior and this represented some serious difficulty for them. Despite of this fact, the colonies eventually achieved independence from Britain on the 4th of July, 1776.