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title: Signing of the Treaties of Alliance between the US and France, 1778
author: Charles Elliott Mills
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19486/signing-of-the-treaties-of-alliance-between-the-us/
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updated: 2024-09-26
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# Signing of the Treaties of Alliance between the US and France, 1778

_Authored by Charles Elliott Mills_

## Image File

[![Signing of the Treaties of Alliance between the US and France, 1778](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19486.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19486.jpg)

## Image Caption

Signing of the Treaties of Alliance between the US and France in 1778, which led to France's entry into the [American Revolutionary War](https://www.worldhistory.org/American_Revolutionary_War/). Reproduction of an oil on canvas painting by Charles Elliott Mills, c. 1900-1920. The original is in the [Benjamin Franklin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Benjamin_Franklin/) Institute of Technology.

Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Mills, C. E. (2024, September 26). Signing of the Treaties of Alliance between the US and France, 1778. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19486/signing-of-the-treaties-of-alliance-between-the-us/>
### Chicago
Mills, Charles Elliott. "Signing of the Treaties of Alliance between the US and France, 1778." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 26, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19486/signing-of-the-treaties-of-alliance-between-the-us/>.
### MLA
Mills, Charles Elliott. "Signing of the Treaties of Alliance between the US and France, 1778." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Sep 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19486/signing-of-the-treaties-of-alliance-between-the-us/>.

## License & Copyright

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