France waited to give open assistance to America until after the victory at Saratoga
because the French
a. had a new government in power that favored assistance.
b. had nothing to give the colonies before that time.
c. thought the colonists’ chances of winning slim before the victory.
d. had previously considered an alliance with Britain.
e. saw it as a chance to regain control of Louisiana.
As noted in “Varying Viewpoints,” historians since the 1960s have interpreted the
Revolutionary struggle as
a. a battle between British regulars and the Continental Army.
b. the exportation of European rivalries to North America.
c. one in which economic concerns played a crucial role.
d. a war of large battles, e.g., Saratoga, Brandywine, and Yorktown.
e. having little to do with economics.
because the French
a. had a new government in power that favored assistance.
b. had nothing to give the colonies before that time.
c. thought the colonists’ chances of winning slim before the victory.
d. had previously considered an alliance with Britain.
e. saw it as a chance to regain control of Louisiana.
As noted in “Varying Viewpoints,” historians since the 1960s have interpreted the
Revolutionary struggle as
a. a battle between British regulars and the Continental Army.
b. the exportation of European rivalries to North America.
c. one in which economic concerns played a crucial role.
d. a war of large battles, e.g., Saratoga, Brandywine, and Yorktown.
e. having little to do with economics.