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United States, which would combine each respective military force and efforts for the direct purpose of maintaining the "liberty, Sovereignty, and independence absolute and unlimited of the said united States, as well in Matters of Gouvernment as of commerce." Article 4 further stipulates that the alliance would continue for "any particular enterprise" indefinitely into the future.
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Article 12 establishes the agreement as a conditional treaty that would take effect only upon a declaration of war between France and Britain, and it made the land, and diplomatic guarantees laid out in the treaty dependent upon the completion of the American Revolutionary War and a peace treaty that
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The first articles of the treaty establish a general alliance between the two nations. Articles 1-3 stipulate that in the case that war broke out between France and Britain during the continuing hostilities of the American Revolutionary War, a military alliance would be formed between France and the
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Article 11 pledged to honor the lands claims of both nations forever into the future, with the United States guaranteeing full support of France's current land claims and any lands it acquired during the war against all other nations and France, in turn, pledged support for the American land claims
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to France. Although the Dutch did not formally ally with the United States, their role as co-belligerents with France further occupied British forces, particularly in the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. The Dutch Republic also became the second nation to officially recognize U.S. independence, in
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This portion of the treaty pre-emptively divides any lands obtained from Great Britain by successful military campaigns or concessions made by Britain in peace treaties to end hostilities with the signing nations. The United States was effectively guaranteed control of any land that it could gain
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since King Louis XVI of France renounced "for ever the possession of the Islands of Bermudas as well as of any part of the continent of North America which before the treaty of Paris in 1763, or in virtue of that Treaty, were acknowledged to belong to the Crown of Great Britain, or to the United
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The successful negotiation of the Treaty of Alliance and its sister agreements is considered the "single most important diplomatic success of the colonists", since it helped secure vital aid in the war with Britain; the treaties were immediately followed by substantial material, military, and
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The Treaty of Alliance was in effect an insurance policy for France, which guaranteed the support of the United States if Britain broke the peace that it had with the French "either by direct hostilities, or by (hindering) her commerce and navigation," as a result of the signing of the
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which sought the establishment of reciprocal trade relations with France but declined to mention any possible military assistance from the French government. Despite orders to seek no direct military assistance from France, the American commissioners were instructed to work to acquire
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trading relations with France, along with additional military aid, and were encouraged to reassure any Spanish delegates that the United States had no desire to acquire Spanish lands in the Americas, in hopes that Spain would in turn enter a possible Franco-American alliance.
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As a result, Jefferson began drafting conditions for a possible commercial treaty between France and the future independent colonies of the United States, which declined the presence of French troops and any aspect of French authority in colonial affairs. On September 25 the
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and despite Washington's pledge of neutrality, turned public opinion against the French and led to the resignation of Thomas Jefferson, a longtime supporter of the French cause, as Secretary of State. In turn, the signing of Treaty of London of 1794, or
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On March 13, 1778, France informed Britain of its signing of the treaties and subsequent recognition of the United States as an independent nation; four days later, Britain declared war on France, thereby bringing the French into the
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in America declared their independence from Great Britain in 1776, their most obvious potential ally was France, a long-time enemy of Britain and a colonial rival who had lost much of their lands in the Americas after the
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recognition as an independent nation. Notwithstanding its significance, subsequent complications with the Treaty of Alliance led to its annulment by the turn of the 19th century, with the United States eschewing formal
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States heretofore called British Colonies, or which are at this Time or have lately been under the Power of The King and Crown of Great Britain." In return, the King was guaranteed "any of the Islands situated in the
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and elsewhere forced Britain to redeploy troops and naval units away from the North American colonies to secure their holdings. French involvement in the war would prove to be exceedingly important during the
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had essentially created a perpetual alliance between the United States and France. Those Americans who disliked the proposition of being eternally tied to France—most notably the Secretary of the Treasury
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Article 10 of the treaty, although largely directed to Spain, invited any other nations "who may have received injuries from England" to negotiate terms and conditions for joining the alliance.
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military assistance from the Foreign Minister but was forced to put off negotiations on a formal alliance while the French government negotiated a possible alliance with Spain.
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and growing rumors of secret British peace offers to Franklin, France sought to seize an opportunity to take advantage of the rebellion and abandoned negotiations with the
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The Treaty of Alliance was signed immediately after the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, in which France was the first nation to formally recognize the U.S. as a
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and guaranteed to help preserve the country's "liberty, Sovereignty, and Independence absolute, and unlimited, as well in Matters of Government as commerce."
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to begin discussions with the United States on a formal alliance. With official approval to begin negotiations on a formal alliance given by King
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After the signing of the treaty, an influx of French arms, ammunition, and uniforms proved vital for the Continental Army, while their
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financial support to the American cause. Some historians consider the signing of the Treaty of Alliance as marking America's
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and a secret clause providing for the entry of other European allies; together these instruments are sometimes known as the
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A Civilized Nation: The Early American Constitution, The Law Of Nations, And The Pursuit Of International Recognition
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Louis XVI, Forgotten Founding Father, with a survey of the Franco–American Alliance of the Revolutionary period
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to provide safe harbor to U.S. commercial vessels. However, relations were not formalized by treaty until 1786.
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French Alliance, French Assistance, and European diplomacy during the American Revolution, 1778–1782
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had been alarmed by the British naval mobilization and instead dismissed Choiseul and backed down.
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the treaty. Despite a consensus of European monarchs who considered the treaty nullified by the
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As contemplated by the Treaty of Alliance, Spain allied with France against Britain through the
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of 1800, which brought an end to the conflict, also formally abrogated the Treaty of Alliance.
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to raise militias and privateers to attack Spanish lands and British warships, during the
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had envisaged this taking place in alliance with Spain and involving a Franco-Spanish
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Article 12–13: Effective dates of the treaty, ratification, and signing delegates
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and a British evacuation of Boston reached France, the French Foreign Minister,
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A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
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within French society, Benjamin Franklin was able to gain a secret loan and
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Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire
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had declared that the treaty remained valid, President Washington's formal
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1782, and concluded its own commercial and navigation treaty with America.
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Co-founder and second president, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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on July 7, 1798. French seizures of American naval vessels during the
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and declared that the treaty was still in effect, notwithstanding the
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Right: Text of the 1778 Franco-American treaty, in a 1782 publication.
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Diplomacy and Revolution : the Franco–American Alliance of 1778
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Military alliance between the revolutionary United States and France
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joined the conflict the following year, when Britain declared war
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that had ended the conflict in 1763. The French foreign minister
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Despite an original openness to the alliance, after word of the
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Left: Original Franco-American treaty, signed February 6, 1778
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Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
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Island Fortress: The Defense of Great Britain, 1604–1945
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The XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with France, 1798–1800
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and further tensions between the erstwhile allies; the
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formally establishes each nation's land possessions.
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French recognition and support of U.S. independence
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defensive alliance
Kingdom of France
American Revolutionary War
Great Britain
Louis XVI
Second Continental Congress
Treaty of Amity and Commerce
Franco-American Alliance
French recognition and support of U.S. independence
sovereign nation
commercial and navigation rights
Navigation Acts
de jure
military alliances
Second World War
thirteen British colonies
French and Indian War
Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War
European balance of power
Treaty of Paris
Choiseul
invasion of Britain
Falklands Crisis
Louis XV

Benjamin Franklin
American Revolutionary War
Continental Congress

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