French+contribution

= = =**How did the colonists obtain weapons to fight the British, where did they get their uniforms, and where were they getting their supplies for the war, and how did they eventually win? The French**=

( i got all my information from the site this link takes you to [|French contribution], yorktown picture from site about [|yorktown] ) After the seven years war, the French had lost much of their territory in the Americas. The British had control of most of the territory and the colonies, but was losing money paying for the defenses of the colonies. So they began to tax the people with a series of acts (called the Intolorable acts by the colonists). Rich French men such as La Fayette began to sympathize with the colonists and helped them with their rebbelion. They supplied them with weapons and ammunition, uniforms, food, and other supplies needed for the war effort. After a battle won by the colonists at Saratoga, Benjamin Franklin who had been and ambassador to the French, was able to work out a treaty's of amity and commerce and a treaty of alliance with the French. After this the French support began to really show and they started sending millitary supplies, arms, and loaning money for the purchases. Eventually the French began to send ships and soldiers to fight alongside the colonists and was a desisive factor in the war. The greatest help the French provided though was the battle at Yorktown where Cornwallis was waiting for British naval help whent the French navy intercepted and defeated the British navy, then helped Washington and Laffayet lay seige to the city and eventually helped end the war.