While I agree completely with your conclusion about the French participation in the revolution, it had nothing to do with the Seven Years war. I think you're th

While I agree completely with your conclusion about the French participation in the revolution, it had nothing to do with the Seven Years war. I think you're thinking of the French and Indian War which was the American theator of the Seven Years War of 1756 - 1763 which was 12 years before the Revolutionary war began. However, the aftermath of the Seven Years War - 1) the conquest of French Canada and 2) the determination to tax the Colonies to help pay for the war - lead directly to the grievances that ignited the Revolution.