Persuading the French to aid the colonies in the war
Ben Franklin was a diplomat to France and worked to negotiate an alliance between the colonies and the French.
Benjamin Franklin was well known in France for his work in science and in intellectual circles. This made him the perfect person to negotiate an alliance with the much needed country of France. France was hesitant to join in an independence movement unless the Americans could prove some success. Following the Battle of Saratoga, which was an American victory, France was willing to make an alliance. This alliance provided weapons, money, supplies, and training which were all needed by colonial troops.
Taxation by the British crown, blockades of the trade routes
It started 1765 and ended in 1783
Boston Tea Party 1773
The Americans failed to invade Canada in during the winter of 1775
British captured New York City in 1776
Battle of Saratoga 1777
What caused the American colonies to win was the capture of a British army at Yorktown
Treaty of Paris was signed 1783 ending the war
