France's Contrabution To The American Revolution
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Stony Brook University 2008
Table of Contents
Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………ii
Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………….1
Section 1: Introduction……………………………………………………………………2
Section 2: The Battle of Saratoga………………………………………………………..10
Section 3: French Assistance at Yorktown………………………………………………20
References………………………………………………………………………………..27
Section 1
Introduction
Did the French play a significant role in securing America’s independence? To what extent did their involvement affect the war, and was their involvement crucial to the success of the American campaign? Authors such as Dupuy, et al. argue in The American Revolution: A Global War (1977) that not only were the French helpful, they were the key element in the defeat of the British, and the liberation of the colonies. With research from these and other authors and historians, this author ague’s that; from providing munitions early in the war to their participation in both land and sea battles, the French played a defining role in America’s quest for independence, and that this assistance was instrumental in producing a Colonial victory.
In The American Revolution: A Global War, (1977) the authors argue that at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, people in the colonies were sharply divided on the prospects of independence from Britain. After the French and Indian War of 1753-1763, most colonists cared nothing for independence from the country that had saved them from France and its Roman Catholic government. Moreover, many colonists wanted to stay connected to the greatest nation on the earth, and the undisputed ruler of seas. Many more colonists wondered if France could be trusted as an ally. So it is easy to imagine the difficulty the Revolutionists had in trying to acquire both funding and supplies for their upcoming war, let alone any...
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