France's Role In The Revolutionary War

The Revolutionary war, beginning on 1775, involving Great Britain's and her 13 colonies lasted 8 years and culminated ot the battle of Yorktown, in which Britain was forced to surrender. However, victory could not have been achieved without the aid of the French and Spanish, who provided troops, weapons and a navvy able to match Great Britain's robust army of redcoats. The French first took interest in the Colonies, following the Battle of Saratoga in which the colonies forced Britain to surrender for the first time and declared themselves neutral. France sought to take advantage of Britain's vanuruale state and secure their own independence. Though this was no easy task, and the French realized they could unite with the colonies to defeat the British and thus, the Treaty of Alliance was born. However the French ended up funding the majority of the war, and faced detrimental economic side effects of doing so.
The product of the French and American partnership was the
It gave the French another incentive to aid the United States in defeating the British and also inspired Spanish to pursue to same path, who later joined the revolutionary war. Under the treaty, France swore to never lay down their arms until the indepence of the united states was secured (Treaty of Alliance). A treaty was necessary to secure France and the United State’s relationship. By doing so, France made a long term commitment to aid the United States in the Revolutionary War. In return France was promised military support if a conflict would to break out between France and Great Britain (Treaty of Alliance). Essnetially France and the United states had a mutual agreement of allyship, whether this was actually followed through or not is questionable, but the Treaty of Alliance was designed to benefit both sides, which is why the Treaty was signed by both the French and the United States. The establishment of this Treaty was essential to conquering