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they help provide supplies such as gun&clothing to the army most importantly troops and naval support which made france became the official Ally of the US in 1778 through a treaty
U.S. Commodore George Dewey (1837-1917), in command of the U.S. Asiatic Squadron anchored north of Hong Kong, was ordered to capture or destroy the Spanish Pacific fleet, which was known to be in the coastal waters of the Spanish-controlled Philippines.
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This time period is known as Age of contact because of all the explorers coming for expedition.