Jefferson maintained his support for the French Revolution, although he wavered during the most violent and bloody stages. This became a key policy of his opposition political party.

Jefferson was the first Secretary of State and was in charge of foreign affairs. He believed the US should ally with France instead of Great Britain because he thought that manufacturing would corrupt US culture, he also believed we should honor out treaty with France.

When the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, Jefferson was a practicing lawyer and a representative in the House of Burgesses, which was Virginia’s legislative assembly. Jefferson held Patriot sympathies, meaning he supported the colonies’ struggle for liberty against Great Britain.

Jeffersons duties in France involved the negotiation of commercial treaties with several European powers. Fortunately, he was not alone in this difficult task, having been preceded by elder statesmen John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, with whom Jefferson now joined ranks.

Jefferson’s Return From France in 1789.

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It is highly improbable that the United States could have won its independence without the assistance of France, Spain, and Holland. Fearful of losing its sugar colonies in the West Indies, Britain was unable to concentrate its military forces in the American colonies.

Could the US have won the war of independence without french help? Probably not. At the start of the war, the colonists didn’t have the hard currency needed to field an army due to the Currency Act which made British silver in the colonies scarce so they sought aid from France.

A Treaty of Alliance between the French and the Continental Army followed in 1778, which led to French money, matériel and troops being sent to the United States. France’s help was a major and decisive contribution towards the United States’ eventual victory and independence in the war.

France provided the money, troops, armament, military leadership, and naval support that tipped the balance of military power in favor of the United States and paved the way for the Continental Army’s ultimate victory, which was sealed at Yorktown, VA, five years after Franklin embarked on his mission.

Terms in this set (5) Why were France and Spain willing to help the United States fight the British in the Revolutionary war? Because they were enemies with Britain and Americans proved they could win wars.

Spain declared war on Britain as an ally of France, itself an ally of the American colonies. Most notably, Spanish forces attacked British positions in the south and captured West Florida from Britain in the siege of Pensacola. Spain also provided money, supplies, and munitions to the American forces.

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In general, France has a stronger economy than Spain, and the higher cost of living translates into higher prices for visitors. This is particularly true in cities like Paris, where affordable accommodation can be hard to come by. Transportation is also more expensive in France than in Spain.

On February 16, 1808, under the pretext of sending reinforcements to the French army occupying Portugal, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain. Thus began the Peninsular War, an important phase of the Napoleonic Wars that was fought between France and much of Europe between 1792 and 1815.

As two of the most powerful kingdoms of the early modern era, France and Spain fought a 24-year war (the Franco-Spanish War) until the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.

Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)

Long story short, the main factors why Spain created an anti French sentiment were: 18th: An expression of anti monarchy sentiment and a ton of resentment regarding the Bourbon “family pacts” during which Spain was all but a colony of France.

Distance from Spain to France is 804 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 500 miles. The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Spain and France is 804 km= 500 miles.

The official reason for the invasion was Portugal’s refusal to enforce the blockade of British trade known as the Continental System, but it also gave Napoleon a chance to infiltrate his armies into Spain, in preparation for his attack on that country in 1808. Portugal in 1807 was ruled by the House of Braganza.

Initially Spain was an ally of France and Napoleon sought co-operation from Spain for his invasion of Portugal. The Spanish monarchy co-operated because it hoped to secure Southern Portugal for itself. However Napoleon betrayed Spain and French troops also occupied Spanish territory.