The Battle of Saratoga turned around the international view on the American Revolution and consequently the tides of the war. The Americans" lack of stable supplies and foreign support forced them to fight a defensive beginning of the war. ... Because of this capability to do so, and the dwindling of the ports they controlled in America, they sought to end the war quickly. ... France joined America in supplying them with arms, ammunition, artillery, and even the use of their forces and navy, the Spanish and Dutch following shortly thereafter. ... The Battle of Saratoga was the first American...

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The American Revolution: A Loyalist's Perspective Growing up, we are taught that the Revolutionary war was a necessary war with unmistakable objectives and was fervently fought by all Americans in an effort to rise up against the tyranny of British rule. ... Although, there are no accurate numbers of how many American colonists remained "loyal" to the British during the American Revolution, it is indisputable that support for the war was far from universal. ... When the war began between America and England, colonists were forced to choose sides. ... America's victory in the Re...

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Growing up, we are taught that the Revolutionary war was a necessary war with unmistakable objectives and was fervently fought by all Americans in an effort to rise up against the tyranny of British rule. ... Although, there are no accurate numbers of how many American colonists remained "loyal" to the British during the American Revolution, it is indisputable that support for the war was far from universal. ... When the war began between America and England, colonists were forced to choose sides. ... America's victory in the Revolutionary War was merely the logical culmination of the pr...

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The Articles of Confederation was the first documentation of the beginning structure of the United States government, which held together the 13 colonies who had just fought in the Revolutionary War. ... Congress does have the ability to create peace or to declare war, but it does not have the ability to raise an army itself, or if it asked the states to send troops and supplies, Congress wouldn't be able to force any of the states to meet the quota on number of troops and supplies requested. ... Also, according to John Jay's speech to Congress on negotiations with Spain's mini...

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