Commander Horacio Gates was replaced with Nathanael Greene, who knew how to utilize militias and the swamp and forest environments of South Carolina.
The election was noteworthy for a controversy over the awarding of Florida's 25 electoral votes, the subsequent recount process in that state, and the unusual event of the winning candidate having received fewer popular votes than the runner-up.
They wanted to encourage more profitable imports for their nations as their economy was bad. However, other nations economies were bad as well, staunching the world economy even more.