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Paying Loans Back is Hell When One Is Broke
he 1778 Treaty of Alliance between France and the U.S. bound the two countries together to fight a common enemy, i.e. England and, for the Founding Fathers the treaty achieved…
Read MoreThe First of Two 1778 Treaties With France
As soon as French diplomat Conrad Alexandre Gérard de Rayneval’s quill pen finished scratching across the paper that was the Treaty of Alliance, he brought the French into the war…
Read MoreThe Land of the Bean and the Cod
Fishing rights off the Newfoundland and the entrance to the St. Lawrence River were bones of contention during treaty negotiations at the end of the Seven Years War in 1763…
Read MoreFirst Ten Countries to Recognize the New United States of America
It is one thing for a geographic entity to declare independence as a country, but another to be recognized. For the new United States of America, diplomatic recognition came from…
Read MoreVictory Day – Charleston Retaken
In the aftermath of Lord Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown, General Sir Henry Clinton, the commander of British forces in North America was recalled to England, His replacement was General Guy…
Read MoreGetting to THE Terms of the Treaty of Paris
When negotiations began with the British in April 1782, the American team of Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and John Adams were diplomatic novices. Franklin’s experience in negotiating the Treaty of…
Read MoreGetting to Terms That Ended the Revolutionary War
In the spring of 1782, Lord Rockingham and Lord Shelburne’s first priority was to seek peace with England’s four opponents – France, Spain, The Netherlands, and us. When negotiations began,…
Read MoreFrench Diplomatic Duplicity During the American Revolution
The Oswald/Laurens meetings in the Tower of London that were supported by Lord Shelburne set the stage for negotiations to end the war on terms that were agreeable to the…
Read MoreAttempts to Negotiate an End to the American Revolution
On February 20th, 1775, sensing that war might break out in the Thirteen Colonies, Lord North ushered through Parliament a resolution he thought would prevent a rebellion. The act known…
Read MoreThe Rocky Road To Peace Talks
Little did anyone on either H.M.S. Vestal or the Continental Navy packet Mercury know that the capture of the packet in December 1779 would help set the stage for peace…
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