The victory at saratoga lifted the patriots’ spirits and encouraged ( to form an ( with america in 1778. the declared war on great britain in 1779, and ( the spanish governor of louisiana, raised an army that forced the british soldiers from baton rouge and natchez. while awaiting the arrival of the french troops, george washington and his troops set up camp at ( where they suffered a cold winter with little clothing, shelter, or decent food. volunteers, including washington’s wife, ( by making clothes and caring for the sick. several europeans, such as frenchman, ( and polish cavalry officer, ( worked for the patriot cause. the ( had no power to levy taxes. therefore, congress printed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of paper money that soon lost its value because there was not enough ( to back it. this caused ( life on the home front the war caused many ( to flee their homes in america. the ideals of liberty and freedom caused some ( to question their place in society and some americans to question (