France aided the colonists greatly in the American Revolution, especially with providing a source for weaponry and assisting their weak militia. As a result, America was able to defeat Britain's strong military. Without the help of France, America would have perished and would have not gained independence from Britain. Out of spite ... shortly after his arrival. Lafayette not only tirelessly offered his services; he also refused compensation. Congress, taken aback by his proposition, immediately commissioned the hero as a head general in the Continental army. Lafayette set an example for all...

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... who sided with American Independence, this again was John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. The House of Burgess and Continental Congress representative was instrumental in American history, influencing the colonial grievances with Britain, inciting colonial British disgust, and most certainly his contributions to the ... of Benedict Arnold, a patriotic traitor. By all means, Arnold had vast impacts on both American and British histories. He was an extremely powerful militia general during the revolutionary war, contributing in many ways to the independence ef...

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... when the Revolutionary War broke out during a confrontation at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, in which the British troops fired shots at the local militia in what is now known as the "shot heard round the world." This breaking point of conflict turned the disagreement between Great ... were thenceforth independent of England. This war was fought, in the case of the newly formed United States, by local militias and the Continental Army. For this reason, there was no real sense of unity in the war effort and despite having a home field advantage, the colonists ... rule over the lan...

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