The 1783 peace treaties
On 3rd September 1783, in Paris and Versailles, several peace treaties were signed by the American Congress of Representatives, Great Britain, France and Spain, putting an end to the American War of Independence. A fourth...
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The French-American Treaty of Alliance, 1778
On March 20, Louis XVI formally accepted “the ambassadors of the Thirteen United Provinces”, the first recognition of the United States as a sovereign nation.
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France in the American War of Independence
After a period of hesitation, in 1778 the France of Louis XVI answered the call of the Continental Congress which, on 4 July 1776, adopted the Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, better known a...
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The Great Upheaval
In 1755, the Acadians were expropriated by the British. Descendants of the French who had inhabited “Acadia” discovered by Samuel de Champlain during the previous century, they were sent to other colonies in America, Fran...
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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm (1712-1759)
General Montcalm stayed for just three years in Canada, from 1756 to 1759. He led a series of victories before being defeated before Quebec, the capital of New France. His death on the “field of honour” assured that he ha...
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