The Colonists Faced All of the Following Weaknesses in the War

question 51

Multiple Choice

The colonists faced all of the following weaknesses in the War for Independence except

• A) poor organization.
• B) colonial disunity and weak central authority.
• C) a weak economy and lack of military supplies.
• D) the necessity of employing European officers.
• E) a poorly trained militia and few professional soldiers.

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Definitions:

Morphemes

The smallest units of meaning in a language, which can be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix).

Metalinguistic Awareness

The ability to reflect on and manipulate the structural features of spoken language, such as understanding that a sentence can be interpreted in different ways.

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, suggesting a resemblance.

Overregularization

A linguistic phenomenon in language development where children apply regular grammatical patterns to irregular words, like saying "goed" instead of "went".