Directions: use the “word bank” to fill in the chart.

Advantages

1. Colonists:
   • Knew the Land
   • Believed in their cause
   • Play Defense: “just don’t lose”
2. British:
   • Superior Navy
   • More powerful military
   • Soldiers better trained

Disadvantages

1. Colonists:
   • No Navy, short on supplies
   • Not a professional army
   • Soldiers left without permission often
2. British:
   • Supplies took forever to arrive
   • Didn’t know the land
   • Soldiers far from home