Why didn’t the British just send troops into the Boston and Philadephia harbors and squash the American Revolution in it’s main cities?
Several reasons – 1 – It was horrendously expensive. Like… really expensive.
The Short Answer
Several reasons – 1 – It was horrendously expensive. Like… really expensive. The Americas are a long long way from England and the passage was not easy. Shipping any amount of troops would be a serious feat of logistics. 2 – It was not their highest priority. We Americans like to think that our Revolution was a big deal. We forget that while we were doing our thing England was battling France, Spain and everybody else off and on. If England focused all of its might on quashing the Americans then perhaps France would snipe out other colonies or even attack England directly! 3 – It wouldn't have fixed the problem. They did take Boston, and Philadelphia, AND New York. That didn't stop the Americans. We just kept fighting in (as we put it) a good old fashioned "Indian war". The British had to quash American resistance completely, taking major cities didn't do that.
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Key Concepts: England, americans, expensive
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