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Ben Franklin in Paris: How He Won France's Support for the ... - HISTORY
As colonists faced tough odds in the Revolutionary War, America's first diplomat worked his charm to win France's vital backing.

Fighting for Independence: An Alliance with France
In 1776, three American diplomats–Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane, and Arthur Lee–set sail for Paris to negotiate an alliance with Britain’s rival, France. They faced a major obstacle: the French would not agree to help until they were sure the United States could win the war against Britain.

Benjamin Franklin and American diplomats in Paris
Sent by Congress to negotiate the alliance between the young American republic with France, Benjamin Franklin and his colleagues also made themselves ambassadors of a political culture which was hard to reconcile with the institutional and ideological basis of the French monarchy.

What Did Benjamin Franklin Do With the French? [Strategic Alliance]
Benjamin Franklin secured critical military, financial, and political support from France during the American Revolution by negotiating the 1778 Treaty of Alliance.

Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia
As the only person to have signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778, Treaty of Paris in 1783, and U.S. Constitution in 1787, Franklin is considered one of the leading Founding Fathers of the United States.

Franco-American alliance - Wikipedia
The alliance was formally negotiated by Benjamin Franklin, but it progressed slowly until after news of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga arrived in France.

Treaty of Alliance with France - benjamin-franklin-history.org
The Continental Congress sent a third agent, Arthur Lee, to help Franklin and Deane with negotiations with the French. Franklin tried to keep the American Revolution cause alive in Paris, negotiations lasted two years until the Continental Army defeated the British at Saratoga, New York.

Treaties of Alliance - National Museum of American History
Benjamin Franklin was America’s first diplomat to France, and its most effective. Widely admired there, he successfully led the negotiations with the king and his ministers that secured the French alliance. France, in turn, convinced Spain to join in aiding the Americans.

Digital Collections - Treaty of Alliance with France: Primary Documents ...
The Library of Congress website contains a variety of digital materials related to the Treaty of Alliance with France and the American Revolution, including manuscripts and government documents.

The Treaty of Alliance with France - National Archives
Leading the delegation was Benjamin Franklin, probably the most famous American of his time and already well known in Europe for his discoveries, inventions, and writings. But as Franklin left for Paris in late 1776, an alliance was not a sure thing.

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