Frederick douglass provided audiences with a first hand account because he used to be a slave but he was freed
During the American Revolutionary War<span> (American War of Independence; 1775–1783), France recognized and </span>allied itself<span> with the United States in 1778, declared war on Great Britain, and sent its armies and navy to fight Britain while providing money and </span>matériel<span> to arm the new republic. French intervention made a decisive contribution to the U.S. victory in the war. Motivated by a long-term rivalry with Britain and by revenge for its territorial losses during the </span>French and Indian War<span>, France began secretly sending supplies in 1775. Spain and the Netherlands joined France, making it a global war in which the British had no major allies. France obtained its revenge, but materially it gained little and was left with over 1 billion </span>livres<span> in debts.
I probably misspelled some stuff here or there, but it beats being slow :)</span>
They used the term social contract between the people and their king, if they felt he was a bad king they had the right to impeach him (i think impeach would be the term you use for over throw can't remember.)
It is true, St. Augustine is the oldest permanent settlement in the united states
