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Why was it difficult for the British military to keep the rebellious American colonies under control?

Answer 1

There are 2 big reasons why they were hard to be kept under control. The first reason would be that America is so far from Britain, meaning that if the king wanted to fight them or stop them, he would have to ship troops via ocean which took a long time. Reason 2 is that the Americans became fond of their new land and new it much better than the British, so when the British came to stop them the Americans instantly had the upper hand.

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Answer 2

Though Great Britain had one of the greatest navies in the world at the beginning of the American Revolution, it did not have a large standing army. The British Parliament had historically opposed such an army during periods of peace. While the high cost of maintaining a large standing army was one factor behind this policy, Parliament also feared how a monarch might use this army to abuse the constitutional rights of the British people.

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