THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
END OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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They sent naval ships.
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They helped train American soldiers.
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They sent soldiers to fight against the British.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -France, Spain and the Dutch Republic helped to make it possible for the American colonies to sustain the war, and in Yorktown, the French played a critical role in the victory by using their navy to block British ships that would have evacuated Cornwallis and his troops from Virginia.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Taxation Acts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts were the four main causes that lead to the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -France provided the money, troops, armament, military leadership and naval support that tipped the balance of military power in favor of the United States and paved the way for the Continental army’s ultimate victory.
Detailed explanation-4: -Outside of Britain, France had the most at stake in the American Revolution. First, ever since the time of the Roman Empire, there had been a Anglo-Franco rivalry. From the Norman conquest of Britain to the Hundred Years War, the British and French peoples were intense military, economic, and political rivals.