The Most Important Contribution of the Seagoing Privateers During the Revolutionary

question 20

Multiple Choice

The most important contribution of the seagoing privateers during the Revolutionary War was that they

• A) gained control of the sea for the colonists.
• B) successfully invaded the British West Indies.
• C) captured hundreds of British merchant ships.
• D) fought the British navy to a standstill.
• E) made reliance on the French unnecessary.

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