Assignment task: Read Chapter 8 (Oceans) from American Revolutions by Alan Taylor and answer the following questions:
Q1. What were some of the specific contributions of various European powers to the Patriots' victory in the War for Independence that are discussed in this chapter?
Q2. Who was Rodney and what does his transformation from villain to hero tell us about how important the Caribbean was to the globe-spanning empires of his time?
Q3. How did the relationships of other parts of the British Empire to each other change as the thirteen North American colonies fought for and achieved independence?
Q4. What did the peace treaty concluded between Great Britain and the rebels at the end of the War for Independence look like, and why was it so generous to the rebels?
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