Just asking, just want to make sure i know my history, when it comes to the U.S.'s foreign affairs, foreign relations, because i believe its been said, that France supported the U.S. during the Revolutionary War.
F
Who wants France as an ally?. Not exactly dependable when the going gets tough.
Anonymous
France (together with Spain and some German city republics like Bremen) is the oldest ally and first country to acknowledge the USA as an independent nation. Uneducated people who are ignorant of this also complain about the French being weak and even cowards.
dewcoons
France was the first country to acknowledge the USA as a separate and free nation. And they did supply support for the USA during the Revolutionary War.
But it probably had les to do with supporting the USA and more to do with opposing the British who were they main rival in everything at that time. They were more interesting in hurt the British then helping the Americans.
Marli
If you want to know about US history, why not read a few books about it from your public library? DEWEY DECIMAL CLASS 973.
Most answers here are from people who remember the history lessons learned in high school, layered with the icing of politicians' speech making on national holidays.
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?Ntt=United+States--History--Revolution%2c+1775-1783--Participation%2c+French.&Ntk=Subject_Search_Interface
rustbucket
I know they sold us almost what is 1/3 of the US lower 48 states known as The Louisiana Purchase in 1803. If it wasn't for France and the martyred Jesuit Priests the Native Tribes would not have trusted the white man to be as brave and true as the martyred Saints exemplified the white man was not.