Discuss some of the factors that allowed thirteen outnumbered, out-gunned and out-financed colonies to defeat the powerful British. Could the colonies have succeeded without foreign assistance? What factors led the Continental Congress to issue and appro

Discuss some of the factors that allowed thirteen outnumbered, out-gunned and out-financed colonies to defeat the powerful British.  Could the colonies have succeeded without foreign assistance?

What factors led the Continental Congress to issue and approve a Declaration of Independence?  How did independence affect public opinion in the colonies, the military effort, and the British suppression of the revolt?