<span>In the Americas, the British and Native Americans had a common enemy prior to the start of the Revolutionary War - the colonists. At that time, the thirteen colonies had declared their independence from the British Crown. As such, Britain moved to take military action against the newly created United States to crush the movement for independence.
At the same time, Native Americans harbored a strong distrust against the Americans due to their ambition to expand into Native lands. They believe that establishing military alliances with the British would help be beneficial in stopping the continued colonization of the Americas. This alliance between the British and the Native Americans gave them confidence that they would be able to quell the uprising by the thirteen colonies and contributed greatly towards war.</span>
The Third Estate in France was made up of the commoners. This group comprimised 98 per cent of the population. Most were rural peasants working on farms as share croppers to a lord. There were also urban commoners who lived in the cities whose life was little better. The third estate was not represented by the government. High taxes and other required payments, lack of housing and high rents plus rising food prices all contributed to the French Revolution.
