What role did the French alliance play in bringing about victory?

Topic:Explain how a badly outnumbered, poorly trained, armed and managed American force was able to defeat the British during the American Revolutionary War? What role did the French alliance play in bringing about victory?

Each student will be required to complete a minimum SIX (6) page research paper (your cover page and final bibliography are NOT included in that number).
Furthermore, you will be required to have some MLA-style in-text citations within your paper and a minimum of seven (7) sources in your final bibliography (also known as your endnotes), two (2) of which MUST be books other than your textbook.
Note that generic encyclopedias and Wikipedia are NOT acceptable sources for college-level research. Points will be deducted from your score if you ignore this rule.
Everything (cover page, your text and bibliography/endnotes) must be submitted electronically into Turnitin.com by the due date on the course syllabus.