We had lack of supplies going into the war. So, getting support from France and other countries would help our military in the fight against Great Britain.
Also, France had more experience fighting, and therefore, help train our soldiers.
Americans also did not have much of a navy. So, with over 10,000 French soldiers and 30,000 French sailors, the French help was very important to our military.
When we became allies with the French, it helped our trade.
When the French helped us, it opened doors for other countries to assist us
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
At the conclusion of the Spanish American War, the United States gained Cuba as its Protectorate, which eventually led to the Cuban War of Independence and the subsequent rise of the Philippine–American War
<span>He sang spirituals to Antonin Dvorak. At that period, Dvorak was in charge of the orchestra at the National Conservatory which had African –American men from St.Philips as part of it. Burleigh played the double bass and the tympani and assisted Mr. Antonin Dvorak. Both men developed a great relationship. Burleigh having learnt old plantation songs from his grandmother, which were later regarded to as spirituals, would sing to Mr.Antonin Dvorak after supper when Dvorak was tired.</span>
