you are the smartest odd ye audience of any audience, that is why you are here on a sunday evening when i talk to you, i talk to you as smart people. i don t talk down to you. tonight, first a history lesson as i set the stage for a further point. the american revolution, what does that have to to with anything? everything. we would not have won the american revolution without the help of th french. the french paidtaril dearly in treasury, they went broke after they helped us. the french had been dealt a humiliating defeat in 7 years war by the british. stripped them of their north american empire, including canada, but still they were loathe to declare war on britain as an official american ally, king louis permitted secret aid on america s cause, two most powerful men at court, within the monarchy, they had a dispute over whether to come fo commit to supporting america, they did. after we won the battle of saratoga in october of 1777. after will fall of philadelphia to brit
stripped them of their north american empire, including canada, but still they were loathe to declare war on britain as an official american ally, king louis permitted secret aid on america s cause, two most powerful men at court, within the monarchy, they had a dispute over whether to come commit to supporting america, they did. after we won the battle of saratoga in october of 1777. after will fall of philadelphia to british control. that frightened him into thinking thinking that patriots ul give up on. starts in 1778 to end
stripped them of their north american empire, including canada, but still they were loathe to declare war on britain as an official american ally, king louis permitted secret aid on america s cause, two most powerful men at court, within the monarchy, they had a dispute over whether to come fo commit to supporting america, they did. after we won the battle of saratoga in october of 1777. after will fall of philadelphia to british control. that frightened him into thinking tha thinking that patriots ul give up on. starts in 1778 to end of e