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France France broke the bank helping the colonists fight England. Their vast distaste for the English caused them to run the French Treasury dry and ultimately lead to the French Revolution.
The were divided on the issue. Some wanted to provide military and economic support and others heeded Washington's admonition to avoid European conflicts.
There were three schools of thought on this matter:The Americans owe France full and unlimited support because of the help they provided during the American Revolution.It is a European entanglement just like George Washington warned them against.No favoritism. Trade with them both, it is good for business and we will get rich.Many never knew about it, some could have cared less about it, and some like the Quakers refused to talk about it since all wars are wrong. There was no majority on either side.
France jumped in on the side of the Americans after they won a decisive victory at the Battle of Saratoga. France waited to see if America had a chance of winning against France's rival, Great Britain before they supported the colonies. They had provided some military assistance covertly prior to Saratoga, but after that they sent in a 10,000 man Army and the French Navy and became openly allied with the Patriots. Without France's support, America probably would not have become an independent country at that time because of the huge monetary and military support.
They wanted to form an alliance with France because they knew the French were powerful and the Americans needed help to defeat the British. The Americans also had lack of weapons and with the French on their side they could have weapons and more soldiers. America at the time was weak, and needed some help. The French wanted to help America because of it's rebellion from Britain.
France France broke the bank helping the colonists fight England. Their vast distaste for the English caused them to run the French Treasury dry and ultimately lead to the French Revolution.
Because the French wanted the Americans to support them even more and wanted them to struggle hard for them so they can defeat the Britain. [P.S] This Is Totally The Right Answer I Got It From The TextBook From The School So Good Luck :)
The were divided on the issue. Some wanted to provide military and economic support and others heeded Washington's admonition to avoid European conflicts.
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There were three schools of thought on this matter:The Americans owe France full and unlimited support because of the help they provided during the American Revolution.It is a European entanglement just like George Washington warned them against.No favoritism. Trade with them both, it is good for business and we will get rich.Many never knew about it, some could have cared less about it, and some like the Quakers refused to talk about it since all wars are wrong. There was no majority on either side.
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France jumped in on the side of the Americans after they won a decisive victory at the Battle of Saratoga. France waited to see if America had a chance of winning against France's rival, Great Britain before they supported the colonies. They had provided some military assistance covertly prior to Saratoga, but after that they sent in a 10,000 man Army and the French Navy and became openly allied with the Patriots. Without France's support, America probably would not have become an independent country at that time because of the huge monetary and military support.
The strengths that the American army had were, the Americans didn't have to travel for this war, and they had France as their allies.