Question

during the earliest days of the american revolution, general washington believed that financial support from other countries would guarantee a colonial victory. the war would be short and end in colonial independence. soldiers short enlistment periods doomed colonial chances of victory. the war would be long but would end in colonial independence.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Early in the Revolution, foreign financial support (like from France later) wasn't a guaranteed belief initially.
• Option 2: Washington knew the British were strong; he didn't think the war would be short.
• Option 3: Short enlistment periods (e.g., many soldiers enlisted for short terms) meant a lack of experienced, long - serving troops, which Washington recognized as a major threat to the colonial victory chances.
• Option 4: While the war was long, early on Washington's focus was more on the challenges (like enlistment) rather than a confident belief in a long - term but successful outcome as the primary early belief.

Answer:

C. soldiers' short enlistment periods doomed colonial chances of victory.