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10 Μαΐ 2022 · The American Colonies and France signed this military treaty on February 6, 1778. It formalized France’s financial and military support of the revolutionary government in America.
The Franco-American alliance was the 1778 alliance between the Kingdom of France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War. Formalized in the 1778 Treaty of Alliance, it was a military pact in which the French provided many supplies for the Americans.
Franco-American Alliance, (Feb. 6, 1778), agreement by France to furnish critically needed military aid and loans to the 13 insurgent American colonies, often considered the turning point of the U.S. War of Independence.
French efforts to bring a more friendly American government to power led Washington to warn against “entangling Alliances” in his farewell address (1796)—words that became the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy until the twentieth century.
On the evening of Friday, February 6, 1778, the final embossed documents – a treaty of amity and commerce, a treaty of military alliance and a secret act -- were ready for signature. The document was signed in Deane’s second-floor apartment at Hôtel de Coislin on the modern Place de la Concorde.
11 Μαρ 2021 · On February 6, 1778, the United States and France signed the Treaty of Alliance, creating a military alliance against Great Britain. This guide provides access to digital materials, links to external websites, and a print bibliography.
For the American Revolution, this period centered on the successful conclusion of an alliance between France and the United States in February 1778, news of which sent Britain into a tailspin of alarmed response.
