Political Events
How the Franco-American alliance of February 6, 1778 turned a colonial rebellion into a global war and reshaped diplomacy across Europe and America.
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Treaty of Alliance with the Delaware Nation (September 17...
The September 17, 1778 Treaty of Alliance between the United States and the Delaware (Lenape) Nat...
Diplomatic Intelligence & Espionage Networks of 1778
The year 1778 witnessed the consolidation of American intelligence operations in France under Ben...
Britain Declares War on France
On March 17, 1778, the British government formally declared war on France, escalating the America...
Ethan Allen and the Vermont Republic — Revolutionary Inde...
Having declared independence in 1777 and adopted North America's first written state constitution...
Articles of Confederation Ratification (1778)
The ratification of the Articles of Confederation in 1778 represented the Continental Congress's ...
Treaty of Alliance (France–United States)
On February 6, 1778, France and the United States signed two treaties in Paris: the Treaty of Ami...
Women's Agency and Influence in 1778 — Across Revolution ...
From American patriot households to European courts and stages, 1778 witnessed women wielding pol...
Treaty of Paris Negotiations: 1778 Diplomatic Foundations
The diplomatic foundations of the Treaty of Paris (1783) were laid in 1778 through the Franco-Ame...
Slavery and the American Revolution in 1778
The paradox of 1778: Revolutionary ideals of liberty clashed with slavery's persistence, even as ...
Religious Developments and Church-State Relations in 1778
The year 1778 witnessed pivotal developments in the relationship between religious and secular au...
Indigenous Nations Beyond Military Alliance — Diplomacy a...
In 1778, Indigenous nations navigated empire at war through diplomacy, land rights, and strategic...
The Global Crisis of 1778: A World in Transformation
The year 1778 was not merely a pivotal moment in the American Revolution—it was a fulcrum in glob...
The Franco-American Alliance Nexus of 1778 — Military, Ec...
The Treaty of Alliance signed on February 6, 1778, between France and the United States was far m...
Edmund Burke's 1778 Parliamentary Opposition
In 1778 Edmund Burke and the Rockingham Whigs shifted from seeking reconciliation to openly backi...
Carlisle Peace Commission (1778)
The Carlisle Peace Commission was a British diplomatic mission dispatched to North America in Apr...