"We should also remember that without the help of France in our Revoultionary war, England would have crushed the Revolutionaries. France provided much needed money AND warships."
I'm sorry, but some clarification is due here. The French got involved in the Revolutionary war ONLY after the new Americans proved that the they could beat the English on the battlefield. Sometime after the battle of Yorktown I believe. You see, the French hated the English more than we did. As soon as the new Americans became a safe bet, the French joined in.