Without the military support of France, the colonies would almost certainly have lost the War for Independence and you'd see Queen Elizabeth's face on the dollar.
hi During the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was in France acting as a representative for the United States, obviously at the time part of England, trying to get the French Military forces to ally with us in the war. He also worked as a American minister to Sweden. 2nd Answer: Ben was in France as an economic envoy for his home colony, but he did help the cause - not for the United States, as it did not yet exist, but for the Revolution by the colonies against Great Britain.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin.
U.S. Ambassador or France
Benjamin Franklin went to France seeking military and economic aid.
hi During the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was in France acting as a representative for the United States, obviously at the time part of England, trying to get the French Military forces to ally with us in the war. He also worked as a American minister to Sweden. 2nd Answer: Ben was in France as an economic envoy for his home colony, but he did help the cause - not for the United States, as it did not yet exist, but for the Revolution by the colonies against Great Britain.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin
U.S. Ambassador or France
Benjamin Franklin.
Hung out in France raising capital and sympathy.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin went to France seeking military and economic aid.
Benjamin Franklin was the American ambassabor to France during the war, attempting to secure either French military suppport or France's help in the peace negotitations.
None. He was a member of the Continental Congress and an ambassador to France; he was not a soldier.