Posted by belinda fernandez on June 02, 19103 at 15:06:27:

In Reply to: Re: Foreign Aid to Rebels 1776-86 posted by Sara on February 23, 19103 at 18:39:33:

: FRENCH INTERVENTION FOLLOWS ALLIANCE
: The most important effect of the victory at Saratoga was the intervention of France: still seeking revenge for their defeat in North America at the hands of the British in 1763, France formally allied itself to the rebels although it had been secretly aiding them since the war began.
: In 1776, a fictitious company was set up in Paris under the direction of the author Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, to funnel military supplies to the American colonists, with the purchase of these supplies being paid for by a secret loan from the French and Spanish governments.
: The victory at Saratoga now prompted bolder action, and in February 1778, the Continental Congress entered into a formal alliance with France. The French agreed to give up their claim to Canada and regions east of the Mississippi River and promised to fight until American independence had been achieved. In return, the United States opened up their trade to French merchants and agreed to support French territorial gains in the West Indies. Because of this treaty, war soon broke out between France and Britain

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