Securing French support for the American Revolution

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Securing French support for the American Revolution refers to the diplomatic and political efforts, notably by figures like Silas Deane, to obtain French military and financial aid that proved crucial to the American colonies’ victory over Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aspect of the American Revolutionary War
diplomatic initiative
historical process
contributedTo American independence from Great Britain
American victory at Yorktown
endDate 1783
followedBy formal French entry into the American Revolutionary War
hasComponent appointment of the American Commission in Paris
mission of Silas Deane to France in 1776
negotiations leading to the 1778 Franco-American treaties
hasPrimaryGoal obtain French financial aid for the American colonies
obtain French military aid for the American colonies
secure formal alliance between France and the United States
weaken British power
historicalSignificance shifted the balance of power against Great Britain
transformed the American Revolution into an international war
involvedCountry France
Great Britain
United States of America
surface form: United States
keyDiplomat Arthur Lee
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Silas Deane
keyFrenchOfficial French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
surface form: Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes

Louis XVI of France
surface form: King Louis XVI
motivatedBy American need for credit and financial backing
American need for external military assistance
French desire for revenge against Britain after the Seven Years' War
French interest in weakening British global influence
precededBy secret French assistance to the American colonies
resultedIn French declaration of war on Great Britain in 1778
French financial subsidies to the United States
French loans to the United States
French military supplies for the Continental Army
French naval support for the Continental Army
French participation in the Siege of Yorktown
Treaty of Alliance (1778)
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778)
deployment of French expeditionary forces to North America
startDate 1776
tookPlaceDuring American Revolutionary War
tookPlaceIn Kingdom of France
Paris
usedMethod commercial agreements
covert arms shipments
negotiation of formal treaties
propaganda and public diplomacy in France
secret diplomacy

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Silas Deane notableWork Securing French support for the American Revolution
French foreign minister Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes influenced Securing French support for the American Revolution
subject surface form: Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
this entity surface form: French intervention in the American War of Independence