EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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The colonists had a lot to teach the French soldiers and generals.
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The French wanted to gain control of the thirteen colonies themselves.
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There were strong hostilities between the French and the British.
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The colonists were willing to pay the French for all of their services.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Motivated by their desire to humiliate the British, the French provided the necessary support that made American victory a possibility. This support came in many forms – covert supply of war materiel, individual volunteers, diplomatic support in Europe, and eventually a full-fledged military alliance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Still smarting from its defeat in the Seven Years’ War and loss of colonies worldwide, including much of Canada, France saw America’s rebellion as an opportunity for revenge-and to re-establish part of its own empire at British expense.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French and Indian War began over the specific issue of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire, and therefore open for trade and settlement by Virginians and Pennsylvanians, or part of the French Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -French & Indian Wars. The French and Indian War was part of the Seven Years War waged between France and England. They fought for control of North America and the rich fur trade.