The Revolution in the 1700's brought innovations to the American colonies. Because of this, America was able to endure hardships and adapted to resist the British by taking their technologies, along with a variety of French and Native American technologies, and refurbishing them to fit the American ideal.  America had become immensely dependent on the British throughout the 18th century, that it was a struggle for the people of America to strive for independence, as gathering natural resources was a challenge and learning to craft their own supplies was an additional skill the people were required to learn; as before, the British would simply import their goods into America for people to purchase. Another major resource that America lacked was experienced soldiers. The vast majority of Americans fighting in the Revolutionary War were simple townspeople who were drafted or volunteered, meaning that the army's skills would not be as polished as the British and would be required to figure out clever ways to win battles with tactics such as guerrilla warfare. They used the fact that the soldiers were extraordinarily unorganized they could successfully confuse the proper, formulated British armies to be victorious. Tactics such as these, combine with pure American craftsmanship was what brought America to its freedom and shaped the America we witness today.