Complex sentence: Throughout the war, American privateers devastated the maritime economy by raiding many of the coastal communities, such as the attacks, Benjamin Franklin also engaged France in the war, which meant that many of the privateers were also from France.
Split into simpler sentences: Throughout the war, American privateers devastated the maritime economy by raiding many of the coastal communities. There were constant attacks by privateers, Benjamin Franklin also engaged France in the war, which meant that many of the privateers were also from France.