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mspears3 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Which of the following was not one of Britain's difficulties during the War for Independence?

A) It had a large but ill-trained army.
B) It had difficulty in supplying the army.
C) Its navy had been weakened by budget cuts.
D) American privateers seriously hampered Britain's merchant marine.
E) It had a rising financial burden that the politically influential landed gentry were increasingly reluctant to shoulder.

Question 2

Which of the following was not an advantage that the British had over the Americans in the War for Independence?

A) Britain had large numbers of soldiers already stationed in North America.
B) Britain had the resources to hire German mercenaries as soldiers.
C) Britain had long had one of the best navies in the world.
D) The British population was more than 4 times greater than that of the colonies.
E) Britain had a nearly unlimited ability to finance the war, no matter how long it dragged on.