The enemy of my enemy is my friend. France had been beaten by the British in the French and Indian War. They were willing to help Americans to embarrass the British.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. France had been beaten by the British in the French and Indian War. They were willing to help Americans to embarrass the British.
When France agreed to formally help the American revolutionaries both Spain and the Netherlands agreed to help the Americans. England now had to take military operations to ensure that the latter two nations did not seriously damage the English colonial empire. This caused England to bring warships back to home waters and guard against French raids and reinforce its garrison at Gibraltar in case of an attack there by Spain.
When Benjamin Franklin succeeded in having France recognize the new American "nation", France could now formalize the secret aid it had been giving the American revolutionaries. France agreed to take "America's" side in the revolutionary war. Additionally, The Dutch and Spaniards also began to help.
American colonists won with the help of France.
In the American Revolution.
Well, there are many answers, but here is an important one. Benjamin Franklin was sent to France by the colonists in order to get the Treaty of Alliance. When in France, his enjoyable and funny self made him become popular. He was well known and famous throughout France. In this doing, he convinced France to help the Americans out by telling them that if the British won, they would have more power. France already hated Britain so they agreed to help. They traded secretly through Ben Franklin and this ended up helping the Americans win the American Revolution.
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American help in gaining territory in the Caribbean
The United States was tempted to help France fight the communists in Vietnam. In the 1950s, the American government sent millions of dollars of assistance to France to help with these efforts.
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France.
France decided to help the Americans
France agreed to support the Revolution with the Americans.