USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On February 6, 1778, the United States and France signed the Treaty of Alliance, creating a military alliance against Great Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the United States as an independent nation and promoted trade between France and the United States.