The Patriots used their knowledge of the land and geography, specifically the knowledge of rivers, ports, and densely wooded areas to their advantage to …show more content…
George Washington was a strong fighter with good battle strategies. He specifically helped the Patriots win the American Revolution by assisting in the defeat the British at the Battle of Yorktown with the help the French army, and by simply being the commander of the Patriot Continental Army. Without George Washington as commander, the Continental Army would not have been successful in defeating the British. Benjamin Franklin proposed many great ideas about separating from England during the First Continental Congress. For example, the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 was proposed by Franklin. This plan united the 13 colonies under one unified centralized government. He also helped draft both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Without Franklin, the colonies never would have become the United States of