The American Revolution was a defining ... Over time, these issues and many more would help spark a new conflict in America, a revolution with far reaching consequences that no one could have ...

DuVal explains. “France’s help for the United States has long been part of Americans’ knowledge of the American Revolution, but the French king decided to enter the war because of France’s ...

In 1776, the French foreign minister covertly funded ... In dramatic detail, Ferling, an acclaimed historian of the American Revolution, demonstrates how shots on the battlefield echoed throughout ...

At the time, French society was divided into a strict ... Inspired by Enlightenment principles and emboldened by the recent American Revolution, they demanded a constitution and the ability ...