During the Revolutionary war George Washington gathered up all the troops that he could. Many people didn't have time to be part of the Continental Army because they had families and farms to tend to, most of the men willing to enlist for long periods of time were young and single and had nothing tying them down. The Continental Army was greatly out numbered and out matched in military experience, yet somehow they managed to …showed first 75 words of 362 total…

…showed last 75 words of 362 total…to beat the strongest army in the world. There were many factors that made the patriot soldiers come out victorious. The soldiers were on their home land which gave them a constant reminder of what they would lose if they lost the war. George Washington gathered up as many soldiers as he could, they were mostly strong young men who had nothing tying them down. The soldiers had great pride in the fight for independence.