357 Privateering in the American Revolution
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The Importance of Privateering in the American Revolution
Eric Schlossberg: What do you think privateers' most important contributions were to the war effort? He says it was probably bringing goods and ships into the colonies as a result of prizes being brought in. The irritation between France and Britain that was engendered by France's assistant to American privateering was very important, he says.Schlossberg: A lot of otherwise unemployed mariners were given some kind of employment.
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