EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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the Continentals and the French
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the Continentals and the Hessians
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the British and the Hessians
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the British and the French
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Detailed explanation-1: -"Since the arrival of French forces in 1778, the allies have yet to produce a significant victory.” To which alliance does the above quotation refer? Its success led to an important foreign alliance with France.
Detailed explanation-2: -It formalized France’s financial and military support of the revolutionary government in America. Believing that they would benefit militarily by allying themselves with a powerful nation, the Colonies formed an alliance with France against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-3: -On February 6, 1778, France and the fledgling United States of America signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris, France. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the United States as an independent nation and promoted trade between France and the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Saratoga provided the French with the confidence to sign treaties of alliance and trade with the Americans and join the war against the British. The new allies agreed they would continue the war until the colonies were independent, and neither would make a separate peace with Britain.
Detailed explanation-5: -On February 6, 1778, Benjamin Franklin and the other two commissioners, Arthur Lee and Silas Deane, signed a Treaty of Alliance and a Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France.