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Because the Americans were horrified by the violence used by the French during the revolution. They were big fans of Louis XVI because this King had sent French troups to the US to fight with the Americans during the American revolution. They couldn't believe that a nation was actually capable of killing their monarchs, women, children and thousands of people, and in a gruesome way.

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How did France lose most of its land in America?

If you are talking about before the American Revolution, it would be the French-Indian War, where the french and the Native Americans were against the American colonists and the British, and the British won. If you are talking about after the American revolution, it would be in the Louisiana Purchase, where Napoleon sold Louisiana and basically all of the Midwest to the American Govt really cheaply.


What are two reasons Americans won the American Revolution?

Some would contend that it was because their cause was just. They may have been more persistent in combat because they had so much to lose if they failed and much of the credit must be given to France for all of the support and military aid they provided to the Patriot cause.


What do you think might have happened if american soldiers had lost the battle of saratoga?

Then they would lose the war because the French wouldn't help the Americans and the French wouldn't help them to get weapons and things to improve their army soliders


What caused the split between Adams and high federalists?

The Quasi-War with France was the beginning of the end to Adams's association with the High Federalists. Adams went over his Federalist cabinet by announcing a peace mission with France. Alexander Hamilton began to lose favor over the success of this mission. His supporters in the cabinet were fired. This spit the party between Adams supporters and Hamilton supporters.


How did Americans win the American revolution?

Ultimately, American won through attrition. America made the war so costly for Great Britain for so long that Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown persuaded Parliament that it was better to lose the colonies than to continue in protracted and expensive war with no end in sight.

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How did France lose most of its land in America?

If you are talking about before the American Revolution, it would be the French-Indian War, where the french and the Native Americans were against the American colonists and the British, and the British won. If you are talking about after the American revolution, it would be in the Louisiana Purchase, where Napoleon sold Louisiana and basically all of the Midwest to the American Govt really cheaply.


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