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班哲明‧富蘭克林第一次在凡爾賽宮覲見法王路易十六 (King
Louis XVI) 以安排友好條約的簽署事宜
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法國與美國殖民地人民正式結盟
1778年2月6日
朋友用法文來說就是Amis！在1778年2月6日，班哲明‧富蘭克林在法國簽訂了友好與貿易條約 (Treaty
of Amity and Commerce) ，以及同盟條約 (Treaty
of Alliance) 。法國在友好與貿易條約中承認美國是一個獨立的國家，同時也同意促進法國與美國之間的貿易往來。而第二項協定，也就是同盟條約，使建國不久的美國能和法國結為同盟，在獨立戰爭中一起對抗大英帝國。法國決定在美國完全脫離大英帝國獨立之前，會給予美國完全的軍力支援。而後，這項條約則要求法國與美國在任何和平協定中都必須相互合作。你知道法國曾幫助美國贏得獨立戰爭嗎？
Friends, and in French, amis! On February 6, 1778, Benjamin Franklin was in France signing the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance. The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the U.S. as an independent nation and promoted trade between France and America. The second agreement, the Treaty of Alliance, made the fledgling United States and France allies against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War. The French decided to back the U.S. in its military efforts until the U.S. had full independence from Great Britain. After that, the treaty required France and the U.S. to work together on any peace agreement. Did you know the French helped the U.S. to win the Revolutionary War?
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