USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country was the first to form an alliance with the colonists?
A
France
B
Spain
C
Poland
D
the Netherlands
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to this first military treaty of the new nation, the United States agreed to provide a defensive alliance to aid France should England attack. American diplomats Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee negotiated in France on behalf of the American Colonies.

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: -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: -Franco-American Alliance, (Feb. 6, 1778), agreement by France to furnish critically needed military aid and loans to the 13 insurgent American colonies, often considered the turning point of the U.S. War of Independence.

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