USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Representatives of the French and American governments signed the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce on February 6, 1778. American colonists hoped for possible French aid in their struggle against British forces.

Detailed explanation-2: -Motivated by their desire to humiliate the British, the French provided the necessary support that made American victory a possibility. This support came in many forms – covert supply of war materiel, individual volunteers, diplomatic support in Europe, and eventually a full-fledged military alliance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which side did France choose, and why? France chose to support the American Revolutionaries for two reasons. First, in global politics, France had been engaged in periodic wars with Great Britain. However, being a colonial power, they did not want to appear to be endorsing rebellious colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -France was not directly interested in the conflict, but saw it as an opportunity to contest British power by supporting a new British opponent. Through negotiations conducted first by Silas Deane and then by Benjamin Franklin, France began covert support of the patriots’ cause.

Detailed explanation-5: -The French government went into debt over the war which was later considered one of the major causes of the French Revolution in 1789. The main ally for the British during the war was Germany. Britain hired German mercenaries called Hessians to fight for them against the colonists.