Summarize the reasons why the colonists won the War for American Indep

Summarize the reasons why the colonists won the War for American Independence. In the summary, arrange the reasons in order of descending importance.

What will be an ideal response?

ANSWER
Consider: poor British generalship; British logistical problems; the innovative leadership of Washington; persistence of the Continental Army; vastness of the North American terrain; absence of a strategic center in the colonies; French aid to the colonists; failure of British will.