The Armed Forces of the American Colonists Were Small, Poorly

question 67

Essay

The armed forces of the American colonists were small, poorly equipped, and often poorly led. How were those colonists able to defeat Great Britain, which ranked as one of the foremost military powers in the world at that time?

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Genotype

The genetic form or constitution of a person as determined by heredity.

Anal Stage

The second stage in Freud's theory of psychosexual development, occurring approximately between the ages of 18 months and three years, where the focus of pleasure shifts to the anus and includes behaviors associated with toilet training.

Oral Stage

The first phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory, where a child's pleasure centers are focused on the mouth area.

Phallic Stage

One of Freud's psychosexual development stages, occurring from about age 3 to 6, where the libido's focus is on the genital area.