Which piece of evidence BEST explains what helped the colonists win the war? In December 1773, a band of Bostonian's dressed as Native Americans boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

In 1777, the British aimed to separate New England from the other colonies, as the rebellion was popular in New England.

Washington moved against Yorktown with a large army. Meanwhile, a fleet of French warships offshore prevented the British from retreating.

On September 3, 1783, Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States in the Treaty of Paris.