Treaty of Alliance (1778)
The
Treaty of Alliance of (1778) resulted from the success of American forces in the
Battle of Saratoga.
France and the
United States agreed to aid each other in the event of a
British attack from the present time and forever. This treaty brought France into the
American Revolutionary War, helping to tip the scales towards the American side and giving hope to the revolutionary cause. The Treaty was abrogated in late
1799 after the
XYZ Affair.