USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is an economic factor that helped bring an end to the American Revolution?
A
Leadership under George Washington
B
Loans from France, Spain, and The Netherlands
C
Use of Egyptian cotton for uniforms
D
Smart planning by General Cornwallis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Correct answer is 2. Loans from France, Spain, and The Netherland . Explanation: Option 1 is not correct, as Washington leadership was an important military factor, but not economic one.

Detailed explanation-2: -The American Revolutionary War began largely over economic pressures, with colonists in the Thirteen Colonies upset over taxation without representation.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Stunning Defeat. In October 1781, the war virtually came to an end when General Cornwallis was surrounded and forced to surrender the British position at Yorktown, Virginia. Two years later, the Treaty of Paris made it official: America was independent.

Detailed explanation-4: -The four key factors that sparked the American Revolution were the Taxation Acts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts.

Detailed explanation-5: -As long as the Netherlands remained neutral, Dutch merchants could deliver goods to the American rebels on a large scale. Dutch gunpowder, arms and other goods were shipped to the rebellious provinces, mostly by way of the island of St. Eustatius.

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