USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A number of European countries assisted the American colonists. The primary allies were France, Spain, and the Netherlands with France giving the most support.

Detailed explanation-2: -On February 6, 1778, the United States and France signed the Treaty of Alliance, creating a military alliance against Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The single most important diplomatic success of the colonists during the War for Independence was the critical link they forged with France. Representatives of the French and American governments signed the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce on February 6, 1778.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some of this aid came in the form of 20-year-old French aristocrat Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, who paid his way to America in 1777 to fight with distinction for the Continental army as a major general in Washington’s command.