Treaty of 1778

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Delaware_Tribe
gptkbp:affects mutual defense
gptkbp:context gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:contributed_to American victory at Yorktown
gptkbp:depicted_in a diplomatic breakthrough
a model for future alliances
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkb:French_government
1778
both nations' legislatures
gptkbp:established gptkb:Embassy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Treaty of 1778
gptkbp:includes commercial provisions
gptkbp:influenced subsequent treaties with France
gptkbp:influenced_by Enlightenment ideas
French support for American independence
the desire for independence
previous treaties with France
gptkbp:is_aimed_at gaining French support
strengthening military cooperation
countering British power
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in American patriots
gptkbp:is_cited_in historical treaties.
later diplomatic negotiations
gptkbp:is_considered a turning point in the war
a strategic alliance
a diplomatic success for the U. S.
gptkbp:is_criticized_for some American politicians
gptkbp:is_discussed_in historical analyses
Continental Congress debates
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:archaeological_site
treaty archives
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping international relations
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:government_agency
British military leaders
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Franco-American_alliance
the struggle for independence
the larger context of European alliances
series of treaties during the Revolutionary War
the history of U. S.-France relations
gptkbp:is_recognized_by French sovereignty
gptkbp:is_supported_by French public opinion
French military resources
gptkbp:led_to French involvement in the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:negotiated_by secret meetings
American diplomats
French diplomats
gptkbp:premiered_on March 1778
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_1783
gptkbp:signatories gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Charles_Gravier,_Comte_de_Vergennes
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:the_American_Revolutionary_War
February 6, 1778
two nations' representatives