ARP173 Treaties with France

<p>In 1778, the American Commissioners in Paris convince French King Louis XVI to sign a treaty of alliance and a treaty of amity and commerce, recognizing the US as an independent nation.  The revelation of this alliance forces Britain to declare war on France.</p> <p>Visit my site at <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2020/11/episode-173-treaties-with-france.html'>https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com</a> for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic.</p> <p>Book Recommendation of the Week: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684511259/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=amrevpodcast-20&linkId=312ac93b72c606ef7a19cbb5f8bf884d&language=en_US'>The Ten Key Campaigns of the American Revolution</a>, Mark Edward Lender, ed.</p> <p>Online Recommendation of the Week: The Treaties of 1778, and Allied Documents: https://archive.org/details/treatiesof1778al00fran</p> <p>Follow the podcast on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/AmRevPodcast'>@AmRevPodcast</a></p> <p>Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: <a href='https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7055828200051318561/1121809872827498483'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271</a></p> <p>Join the podcast mail list: <a href='https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy'>https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy</a></p>