EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Bernardo Galvez
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Friedrich von Stueben
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Marquis de Lafayette
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Two years into the Revolutionary War, as the Americans hunted for any advantage in their war for independence, they cultivated a daring young Spaniard as an ally: the governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Galvez.
Detailed explanation-2: -Antonio de Ulloa Ulloa was the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, and served under King Charles III. The French colonists rebelled against Spanish authority in 1768 and demanded his departure.
Detailed explanation-3: -Above: Esteban Rodriguez Miro was governor of Louisiana from 1785 to 1791. Louisiana prospered under his leadership, and many Americans began to move into the area. The city of Monroe began as Fort Miro, named for this Spanish official.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gálvez is best remembered for his role in denying the British the ability to encircle the American rebels from the south by pressing British forces in West Florida and for keeping a vital flow of supplies to Patriot troops across the colonies.
Detailed explanation-5: -As soon as the Americans rebelled, Spain utilized Louisiana to aid the rebels and obstruct British forces. The story of Louisiana’s involvement starts with an Irish immigrant, Oliver Pollock, and ends with Louisiana governor Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid.