How Did France Become Successful

The French had a drastic effect on the success of the United States in their victory against Britain. They signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance on Feb. 6th 1778. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized that the U.S. was an independent nation and they promoted trade between the Americas and France. The Treaty of Alliance made The U.S and France as allies against Britain. They secretly shipped supplies, mostly gunpowder to the Continental Army, but racked up around 1 billion livres in debt. They were super motivate and some volunteers joined the American Army, most famous was Lafayette, who later became George Washington’s aide and combat general. Despite all of their involvement, the French were not ones for