2. Why did the British in 1778 realize that it would be hard to bring the Colonies back to the empire?

Due to bad policies of great Britain.

Explanation:

The British in 1778 realize that it would be hard to bring the Colonies back to the  empire because the people of colonies wants freedom from the Great Britain and joined the Northern union. There was a big gap occur in their relationship due to various reasons that leads to revolutionary war of 1775. This war helps the colonies to get independence from British empire so the British government realized that it is not possible to bring the Colonies back to the  empire.

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