Protestantism

» Brian Tubbs - American Revolution

If the American people had remained committed to the cause of independence, then I agree. It was an unwinnable situation for Britain. They didn't have enough troops to occupy all of North America. But that's the key. If Washington's army would have been destroyed at Long Island (he barely got away) or if he would've failed at Trenton and/or Princeton, I think the will to fight would have been seriously imperiled. The British had their best chance of forcing the colonists to peace terms in the first few years of the war. By the time you get to 1780, it was too late. Although they did have a good shot then of picking off SOME of the colonies.