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Benjamin Franklin Parker Griffin U.S. History 11/16/15 Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, Scientist, statesman, and many other impressing things. His ideas helped to change the way that people thought in the colonies. He is one of the best known founding fathers and was one of the most famous people of his time.

Inventing the trade of furs among the British and the French, the Native Americans initiated the Fur Trade. English fishermen and the French were the first to trade for furs from the Native Americans. In exchange, Native American recieved European-manufactured goods. This trade became so profitable, that fishermen would abandon fishing to go to North America just to trade furs. Allied with the Iroquois, the British were thought to have an advantage with the Native Americans.

France had been sending weapons to American troops since 1776 because they were still bitter over their loss in the French & Indian War. They decided to fully join the revolution after they saw what the Americans were capable of at Saratoga. The two countries later signed a treaty of cooperation, which stated the French would not make peace with Britain until it gave America its

Friendship between the French Republic and the United States of America giving each other the

France wanted to get revenge at Britain so they helped America during the Seven Years’ War.

The French contributed gunpowder, attire, and canons to Colonists. Eventually, the French officially joined the United States and helped repel the British along the American coast. The Spanish also provided the colonies with supplies and attacked British troops in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi in 1779. ("American Revolution." For Kids: Allies (The French).

Before the Treaty of Paris, The Revolutionary war was between the American, British, and a little bit of France. The Americans were fighting for their land and rights. The British wanted to control the colonist for their money. The French helped the Americans at almost the end of the war. The Americans with the aid of French helping to fight the British

An interesting fact is that both countries, America and France, fought their wars on their homeland. The Americans faced a small amount of British troops established in the colonies already, and they also had the Redcoats crossing and ocean from Great Britain. This gave the Americans an advantage that the French did not have. The Americans were blessed with more time to organize and more time for warning. The French did not have this advantage because they were fighting their own government on their own soil. Another significant part of each war is that the Americans did not have any neighbors whereas the French had to worry about invasion from other countries in their time of weakness. The best advantage the Americans had was the fact that the British Empire was the most hated country of the time. Many countries sent aid to America especially the French. The French paid for a large sum

In 1787, a few years after the British recognized American independency, the Revolution in France was beginning to unravel. France was desperately in need of financial assistance; it lacked a National Bank and National Treasury system. France had supported the American colonists in the American Revolution, and also gave financial support in the War of Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years War. A combination of the financial support given in these wars, maintaining their military, and the fact that France spent more then it collected in taxes each year, resulted in a substantial debt crisis for France.

The global struggle between the French and the British empires influenced certain key events of American history. It all started on the 100 years’ War, this actually last one hundred and sixteen years since 1337 to 1453. The majority of this was due the determined goal to possess control of colonial territory. This war was between France and England, during this time the monarchy of France was not yet centralized, nor possessed a strong economy or organized army. England was less populated, but had a better organized economy their army was equipped with superior weaponry. The main reason of the war was the possession of the French territories. It was the last feudal war and most perfect example of this type of wars. At the beginning England took possession of French soil, but at the end of the war France was able to recover the territories occupied by the French, thanks to the intervention of Joan of Arc territories. In this paper I will explain important information regarding Britain and France influence on America such as, French and Indian War, Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, Quasi War, Louisiana Purchase, including important issues, ideas and events.

America’s Revolution gave birth to real applications of Enlightenment ideals, and in doing so spurred movements of independence and democracy around the world during the same time period and into the future. “Three major events of the American Revolution had great influence on Europe: Signing the Declaration of Independence, Implementing the ideas of Enlightenment, Forming the U.S constitution” (ADD SOURCE). In the years following the American Revolution, France fell into their own revolution, which Thomas Jefferson said “[The French Revolution] has been awakened by our [American] revolution” (Strayer 784). On the dawning of the French Revolution, a Paris newspaper announced that the United States was “the hope and model of the human race” (Dunn). Because the French were our allies in our revolution against Britain, many of their leaders had a very intimate experience with our ideals of freedom and political representation. They brought back the ideas they heard and witnessed and used them to shape their own revolution against King Louis XVI, and they were the most important parts of the revolution the French people built. “The French

The road to democracy was more difficult for France than for England because they still had many people who wanted to keep a Monarchy and keep France ruled by a king and queen or by military rule. This made the road to Democracy more difficult for France because it stirred up conflicts between the people in France who wanted democracy and the people in France who wanted to keep the monarchy. The first main conflict that happened was with the creating of the Third Republic. This was a government the French created after the Franco-Prussian war. The reason this stirred up conflict was because during the 1880‘s and 1890‘s, the Third Republic was “threatened” by the monarchists, clergy and aristocrats who wanted to keep the monarchy, and army leaders

It would seem to most observers France would fit into Robert Dahl's definition of a pluralist democracy. You have multiple power centers competing and open elections for the

The United States and France are two countries with similar ways of electing the lower house of government. Both countries are divided into districts with single-member representation. However, the United States uses a majority system, first past the post, while France uses a majority-plurality, two-round system. With each system there are separate advantages and disadvantages. Nonetheless, the first past the post system used in the United States is more efficient, cost-effective, and comprehendible to the average person.

The French may have been the first people to mold the future of American Foreign Policy with their alliance to the Colonies in opposition to England. The French met frequently with the Founding Fathers and provided vast amounts of knowledge on foreign affairs during the American Revolution. During this same period, there were many loyalists who had the view that we shouldn’t be at war and that the French should not have been on our soil. They believed that diplomacy and making compromise with England was the only way to keeping a civil society. These people had grown dependent on England and saw themselves as subjects of the crown, as opposed to free citizens. These men, being loyal to a direct government and following it blindly, may have been the first of what we now see as the political left. They valued diplomacy and loyalty towards those who command them. Saying that they were void of pure freedom and independent thought would be an understatement.