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2 Declaration of Independence  Purpose: to tell the French and the rest of the countries of Europe why the Americans started the revolution  Written by Thomas Jefferson with a committee of helpers

3 Declaration of Independence  Three main parts:  Introduction  List of the King’s Faults  Conclusion  Main ideas:  Social Contract—King George III and Parliament are not holding up their end of the bargain, so the Americans can form their own government  King’s violations of the colonists’: taxes, imprisoning colonists, soldiers in the cities, etc.

4 French Connection  Why did the French want to help?  They lost territory to the British in the French and Indian War (1754-1763)  They had fought several wars with the British in the 18 th century and wanted revenge  Secret Committee of Correspondence talked with the French  Benjamin Franklin was the main negotiator, he wrote letters to the French Foreign Minister Comte de Vergennes  French gave secret aid through an American merchant

5 French Connection  After the Declaration, three men, including Benjamin Franklin, went to France to negotiate from 1776-1778  French were worried because of early colonial losses  Franklin was popular and trusted with the French government and aristocracy, so that helped  the French actually manufactured souvenirs with his face on them  The French thought he represented the Enlightenment  French gave a secret loan to the Americans  French signed a treaty with the Americans in 1778 after the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga

6 Franklin’s Souvenirs

7 French Connection  1778-1782: The French gave the Americans  Military supplies  Arms  Ammunition  Uniforms  Soldiers  Navy help

8 French Connection  “French assistance was crucial in securing the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781.” https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776- 1783/french-alliance https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776- 1783/french-alliance

9 American Revolution Timeline  http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_ti meline.html

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