Question

one reason why the patriots were victorious over the british in the revolutionary war was because:

a. the british had no support from other countries.
b. the british failed to take control of new york and philadelphia.
c. the british generals were not as good as the patriot generals.
d. the british failed to win decisive victories in the war.

Explanation:

The British did have support from other countries (like Hessian mercenaries), so A is wrong. The British did take control of New York and Philadelphia at points, so B is wrong. British generals like Howe were experienced, and while Patriot generals like Washington had qualities, it's not that British generals were uniformly worse, so C is not a key reason. The British strategy of trying to win battles but not achieving a decisive, quick - end to the war (as the Patriots could retreat and keep fighting) was a factor. The Patriots' ability to prolong the war and make it costly for the British (due to the British failure to win decisive, war - ending victories) contributed to their victory.

Answer:

D. the British failed to win decisive victories in the war.