9. The American Revolution: Part 3
The Americans successfully used the different tactic guerilla warfare against the staid and rigid British soldiers. War caused a large increase in the paper money supply - the Continental - triggering hyperinflation and loss of purchasing power. The phrase was that something was not worth a Continental.
The French were helpful to the Americans because they were against the world power of Britain. Privateering allowed Americans to transform their ships into private Navy vessels encouraged to steal ships from the other side.
The Articles of Confederation was our first form of government…
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