The quest, for independence and freedom, is a long hard road. Many people in America in the 1700’s desired to walk down this arduous path. In deciding to declare independence from the British threshold, the Americans started their journey down the passage to independence. They completed their seemingly impossible quest for independence due to the major advantages of the colonies and the disadvantages of the British.
The American colonists that were fighting in the war for independence had the upper hand on the British when it came to the fighting aspect of the war. The colonists had been raised on the land they were fighting on, so they were familiar with the terrain and landscape of their country. Their knowledge of the land came into good use when the technique of guerilla warfare became popular. This new fighting style ravaged the British forces, for the attacks were very costly on the British. The supplies on both sides of the line were scarce but when it came to reinforcements and provisions the colonials had the upper hand. The British had to wait for months on supplies and more soldiers to come across the Atlantic.
Even when the supplies were near, they still encountered trouble. The French brought this trouble on a lot. The French navy blockaded ports and kept out many British supply ships. The aid, of the French and others countries, was a major disadvantage to the British.
They had ganged up on one of the most powerful countries of the time. The British, distraught and unorganized, from what happened to them had to come to the realization that the colonials were now Americans free and independent from the sovereign rule. The world recognized this independence earned by the Americans. They had completed the impossible journey down the road to independence, but soon realized the need for a government of there own to carry out these earned rights and freedoms.
The Essay on British & independence
Through this education, Douglass witnessed and later identified the hypocrisy that came from a country that fought the British for independence, yet was unwilling to extend that right to his own people as well as the hypocrisy that existed in Christianity in which the religion was used by slave owners, to justify the continuation of the institution. In this book, Douglass touches on a number of ...
