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.
I think it’s A Ptolemy was a cartographer in the year 100.
Reinforcement is a situation in which we do something positive or negative for which there is another stimulus that increases or decreases our likelihood of doing that thing again. This is something that is very common in psychology research but also very common in daily life.
King leopold ii set off a scramble for afriacan colonies by exploring the Congo river basin and arranged trade treaties with the African leaders.
