Treaty of Alliance (1778)
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The Treaty of Alliance (1778) was a formal military pact between France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War, marking France’s entry into the conflict against Britain and significantly bolstering the American cause.
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Target entity: Treaty of Alliance (1778) Context triple: [American Revolutionary War, treaty, Treaty of Alliance (1778)]
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Treaty of Paris (1898)
The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.
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Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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North Atlantic Treaty
The North Atlantic Treaty is the 1949 founding agreement that created the NATO military alliance, establishing collective defense commitments among Western nations during the early Cold War.
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Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Treaty of Alliance (1778) Target entity description: The Treaty of Alliance (1778) was a formal military pact between France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War, marking France’s entry into the conflict against Britain and significantly bolstering the American cause.
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A.
Treaty of Paris (1898)
The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.
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B.
Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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C.
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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North Atlantic Treaty
The North Atlantic Treaty is the 1949 founding agreement that created the NATO military alliance, establishing collective defense commitments among Western nations during the early Cold War.
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E.
Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ military alliance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Treaty of Alliance (1778)
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surface form:
Franco-American Alliance
|
| clause |
French conquests in the West Indies to belong to France
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all conquests in North America to belong to the United States ⓘ neither party would make a separate peace with Great Britain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| duringConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| effect |
formal entry of France into the American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
international recognition of the United States ⓘ significant increase in American military and naval support ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1778 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Convention of 1800 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Franco-American relations
ⓘ
diplomatic history of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
The Age of Revolution
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surface form:
Age of Revolution
|
| influencedBy | American victory at the Battle of Saratoga ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterTermination | annulled ⓘ |
| linkedTreaty | Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ |
| locationCountry | France ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Arthur Lee
ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin ⓘ Silas Deane ⓘ |
| obligation |
France to provide military support to the United States if war broke out between France and Great Britain
ⓘ
United States to support France in case of war with Great Britain following French entry ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| party |
France
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of France
United States of America ⓘ |
| precededBy | Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1778) ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a defensive alliance between France and the United States against Great Britain
ⓘ
to guarantee American independence from Great Britain ⓘ |
| ratificationDate | 1778-05-04 ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy |
Second Continental Congress
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surface form:
Continental Congress
France ⓘ |
| signedAt | France ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Arthur Lee
ⓘ
Benjamin Franklin ⓘ Conrad Alexandre Gérard ⓘ Silas Deane ⓘ |
| signedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| signedUnderMonarch | Louis XVI of France ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1778-02-06 ⓘ |
| terminatedBy | Convention of 1800 ⓘ |
| terminationDate | 1800 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Alliance (1778) Description of subject: The Treaty of Alliance (1778) was a formal military pact between France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War, marking France’s entry into the conflict against Britain and significantly bolstering the American cause.
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