In the 18th century, most people never traveled more than 20 miles from home.
Yes, and keep in mind I’m Canadian, so I got pretty much no education of the American Revolution growing up. We definitely did NOT learn about British atrocities like those on the prison ships in New York Harbour. From what I understand that all Washington had to do was keep an army in the field. That is why he was careful to only engage the British if victory was certain. If he could do that the British could never win.