Question

During the earliest days of the American Revolution, General Washington believed that

A. financial support from other countries would guarantee a colonial victory.
B. the war would be short and end in colonial independence.
C. soldiers’ short enlistment periods doomed colonial chances of victory.
D. the war would be long but would end in colonial independence.

Answer 1

C on Edge2021

Step-by-step explanation:

"soldiers’ short enlistment periods doomed colonial chances of victory."

Answer 2

Option: C. soldiers’ short enlistment periods doomed colonial chances of victory.

Step-by-step explanation:

General Washington, in the early period of the American Revolution, believed that soldiers' short terms periods doomed colonial chances of victory. Before the war, volunteers rushed to enlist when hostilities began. In the beginning, Congress mandated men to enlist to sign for three years or the duration of the conflict as soldiers. Washington believed that longer enlistments changed the composition of the army because it trained them to fight better with experience and gave support.