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the Americans were pleading the french and spanish to help in the war, but when the Americans won a major victory at the battle of saratoga, the french saw that the colonies had a chance to win the war. With the french navy to support Americans, Britain had to fight a battle on two fronts and this quickly bankrupted the nation.

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because France and Britain were enemies and the french wanted the british to have less land in the west.

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