Tom Bell committed his swindles by a. Stealing horses from wealthy people. b. Impersonating evangelicals and aristocrats. c. Taking advantage of his old friends from Harvard. d. Using his father's shipping business as a front to fool wealthy people.

France played a key role in the american revolutionary war (american war of independence; 1775–1783). motivated by the ideals of the new nation which were inspired by the french enlightenment, as well as its long-term rivalry with britain and so as to avenge their territorial losses during the french and indian war, france secretly began sending supplies to the americans in 1775.