@cspanhistory True. The entry of France, followed by Spain and the United Provinces, was absolutely essential financially to the support of the American Revolution.
@cspanhistory@cspanhistory, recognition by France following the victory at Saratoga was absolutely essential to the American cause, and brought about the almost immediate Treaty of Versailles of 1778, negotiated by Benjamin Franklin (one of the Five Great Documents of the American Revolution)
@brav_wav @SeldonHeard@TrueBlueLiberal@amhistorymuseum Andrew Jackson was a southern plantation owner and thereby owned HUNDREDS of slaves during his time at the Hermitage outside Nashville, TN.
@amhistorymuseum@amhistdirector All I can say to this is "Amen." The history of systemic racism that is an integral part of American history has been suppressed for far too long, and we simply need to own it, accept it, and listen to other views.