Assistance+from+Europe

__The Assistance of Europe in the American Revolution __   The French and the British were enemies to begin with, before the American Revolution. The French thought that the American Revolution was a good way to get back at the British, so Comte D’Vergennes convinced King Louis XVI to allow secret aid to the Americans. The secret company that shipped aid to the Americans was called “Hortalez and Sons”. The secret company shipped out guns, ammunition, and clothing to the American Troops. Later Spain allied itself with the French. February 1778 the American and the French diplomats signed the alliance in Paris. After the Treaty of Paris the secret advisors of King Louis XVI were preparing plans for invading England.  Many say that without the help from Spain in 1775, at the time, we would not have gained independence. However, people believe that we would have won our independence later, without the help of Europe. It is true that few of our victories were due to the direct assistance of the French and Spanish army. The British after the American Revolution faced enormous problems. It wasn’t until 1781 that the French and Americans armies again acted together.   “ France in the Revolution ." //americanrevolution.org The American Cause in Peril//. History Channel, 1996. Web. 7 Dec. 200 9 .  "The Treaty of Paris and its Consequences ." //americanrevolution.org The American Cause in Peril//. History Channel, 1996. Web. 7 Dec. 2009.   Arnold, James, and Roberta Wiener. //The American Cause in Peril//. Danbury, Connecticut: Library of Congress, 2002. Print.

Kent, Deborah. //The American Revolution//. Hillside, New Jersey: Enslow Publisher Inc., 1994. Print.  <span style="background-color: #faea52; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Smith, Carter. //The Revolutionary War//. Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook Press, 1991. Print. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #00ff53; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">