#2

"Discuss how and why you think the Americans won. What was the most compelling
reason for their victory? Do you see modern examples of this struggle? You can use
post- Revolution wars as an example or talk about current events where you see some of
the reasons for Colonial victory being played out in the modern setting."

I think that the Americans won because they had great leadership. General Washington, in my opinion, was the brains behind the American victory. Of course there was Sam Adams and Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, but without Washington our military would have suffered greatly and we would all have British accents. I feel that Washington showed the characteristics of a great leader because he refused to let his new country fall to shambles. I would relate General Washington to FDR because they both had a vision of their country after their respective wars and they both wanted the citizens of America to support the war and all its efforts.