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Encyclopedia > Treaty of Alliance

The Treaty of Alliance of (1778) resulted from the success of American forces in the Battle of Saratoga. France and the United States agreed to aid each other in the event of a British attack from the present time and forever. This treaty brought France into the American Revolutionary War, helping to tip the scales towards the American side and giving hope to the revolutionary cause. The Treaty was abrogated in late 1799 after the XYZ Affair.


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Treaty of Alliance (1778) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (131 words)
The treaty resulted from the success of American forces in the Battle of Saratoga.
The Treaty was abrogated in late 1799 after the XYZ Affair.
The Treaty was only mutually benificial for 5 year, from 1778 to 1783, however, the actual treaty lasted until 1800, (22 years).
The Avalon Project : Treaty of Alliance Between The United States and France; February 6, 1778< (533 words)
Treaty of Alliance Between The United States and France; February 6, 1778
The essential and direct End of the present defensive alliance is to maintain effectually the liberty, Sovereignty, and independance absolute and unlimited of the said united States, as well in Matters of Gouvernement as of commerce.
The contracting Parties declare, that being resolved to fulfil each on its own Part the clauses and conditions of the present Treaty of alliance, according to its own power and circumstances, there shall be no after claim of compensation on one side or the other whatever may be the event of the War.
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