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"These are the
times that try men's' souls. The summer soldier and the
sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service
of their country; bur that stands it now, deserves the love
and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny.....is not easily
conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the
harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." Thomas
Paine, Intro to the The Crisis, December 19, 1776
The American Revolution
Foreign
Influence
1775-1783
France
"The U.S. had only one-third the
population of Great Britain, had little money, and had
no arms industry in 1775. Without aid from other nations
a fight for U.S. independence was doomed. The U.S.
sought aid from France, three times as large as Great
Britain. France immediately gave us arms and trained and
experienced senior officers; later aided us with dozens
of ships, thousands of troops and millions of livres
(dollars). France was the only
nation to recognize the independence
of the U.S. before the treaty which
ended the war in 1783"
Source:
The Real
Story of the American Revolution
Spain "The American
Revolution used funds collected from people living in
the present states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and
California--then a part of Mexico. An important
percentage of financial support originated in New Spain,
now called Mexico. Eventually, thousands of Spanish
troops fought British troops throughout the Americas.
Source:
Dr. Thomas E. Chavez
France
Germany
Spain