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3.6- The Stately Quadrille

Revolutions

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The American War of Independence

In 17 75, virgin was presented with what appeared to be a golden opportunity in north america. Crazy colonial tax protest s had decided to try to take on the entire british military. He convinced the king it would be worth it, and then had a hand in getting terco kicked out of the ministry for pointing out that they probably couldn't afford it. But virgin's master plan to humble the british by helping detach their north american colonies did not wind up paying off as much as he hoped. The American war of independence played a huge role in creating the insurmountable deficits that would utterly disable the french. It also left france in a strengthened position and guiding

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