1. when the american revolution began, it looked like the colonies faced insurmountable odds. how did a ragtag band of volunteers without a proper source of funding for food and equipment manage to overcome the most powerful army and navy in the world? how did each of the following contribute to the success of the american revolution?

Mainly because of location, the british had to sail across a whole ocean to get to America which was inconvenient for England. America's goal was mainly just to defend themselves against England while England's goal was to conquer the entire 13 colonies again. Also the americans had the whole nation supporting themselves therefore giving more effort to defeat the British. Lastly the americans used guerrilla warfare while the british fought in a civilized way which gave them a disadvantage