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Excerpt from American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 23: And Bulletin of American Numismatic and Archaeological Societies In addition to this feeling there was another one, having reference to the war which wrested from France the larger part of her own North American colonial possessions, and which was concluded by the treaty of 1762. In that war Great Britain and her Colonies were allies. The Court of France thought it possible that the Colonies, fearing lest an effort might be made by France to regain her lost possessions, would submit to the home government. The idea also Obtained with the Court, that if the controversy were termi nated, whether by submission or by conquest, the large army and powerful fleet which the English would have at hand, would be perilous to the safety of France and of her Colonies. It was therefore the interest of France that the breach between England and her American Colonies Should be widened, until a complete separation should be established. Another condition Of feeling must be noticed. The spirit of liberty which finally burst forth in the Revolution of 1789, was rapidly spreading. The Third Estate, composed of the mass of the people, had reached maturity and was prepared to assert itself at the first Opportunity. Although not possessing even the smallest share of political power, it was the source of a public sentiment, which existed independent of court, camp or church. This sentiment was in warmest sympathy with all the aspirations for political independence which manifested themselves in such resolute manner beyond the seas. Thus the several political Classes of France, while hostile towards each other to a degree which made the subsequent Revolution inevitable, were of one mind and of one sentiment with reference to the subject of American Independence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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