France's Involvement in the Revolutionary War
Would the Americans have gained their independence without help from the French?
If it was not for the help of the French, America would have never gained their independence from Britain. Britain was the biggest empire that the world had seen since the Roman Empire. In fact, without assistance the Americans were no match for Britain. The hatred towards the British from both the French and Americans had made it easy for them to form an alliance. In 1778, representatives of both America and France signed the Treaty of Alliance. The two countries agreed to aid each other in the event of a British attack from the present time and forever. It also stated that neither country would make amends with England until independence of the United States was recognized. America forming an alliance with the French was significant in gaining America’s independence. Because of the donation of funds, the help from French navy and the help from the French military, the Americans gained their independence.
If it was not for the loaning of French funds, the Americans would not have triumphed. Due to taxes from the British the colonists were in debt; the colonists simply did not have enough funds to support six more years of war. If the French never leant the colonists’ money they would still be under British command to this day. The loaning of money from the French kept the colonists in the war and was the turning point of the Revolutionary war. If the French never lend the colonists money, the colonists would have not been able to continue much longer after Saratoga and would eventually have had no choice but to surrender.
It is obvious that in order to win a war one must have a strong military. After fighting various battles, the American Military was weakened. Without the help of the French military, the colonists would have never gained their independence. The colonists were no match for the powerful British Military. The French supplied ten hundred thousand troops along
If it was not for the help of the French, America would have never gained their independence from Britain. Britain was the biggest empire that the world had seen since the Roman Empire. In fact, without assistance the Americans were no match for Britain. The hatred towards the British from both the French and Americans had made it easy for them to form an alliance. In 1778, representatives of both America and France signed the Treaty of Alliance. The two countries agreed to aid each other in the event of a British attack from the present time and forever. It also stated that neither country would make amends with England until independence of the United States was recognized. America forming an alliance with the French was significant in gaining America’s independence. Because of the donation of funds, the help from French navy and the help from the French military, the Americans gained their independence.
If it was not for the loaning of French funds, the Americans would not have triumphed. Due to taxes from the British the colonists were in debt; the colonists simply did not have enough funds to support six more years of war. If the French never leant the colonists’ money they would still be under British command to this day. The loaning of money from the French kept the colonists in the war and was the turning point of the Revolutionary war. If the French never lend the colonists money, the colonists would have not been able to continue much longer after Saratoga and would eventually have had no choice but to surrender.
It is obvious that in order to win a war one must have a strong military. After fighting various battles, the American Military was weakened. Without the help of the French military, the colonists would have never gained their independence. The colonists were no match for the powerful British Military. The French supplied ten hundred thousand troops along