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The American victory in its war of independence from Britain was in large measure due to its alliance with France. That alliance had been negotiated with the explicit understanding that there would be no separate peace between Britain and America without French cooperation. However, Benjamin Franklin, as the chief American negotiator, recognized that the objectives of his country did not entirely match those of France. France was interested in replacing Britain as the European power on which America depended. The British were anxious that this relationship not develop, and consequently offered separate and generous terms.
The Treaty of Paris was signed between Britain and America on September 3, 1783, and quickly ratified by Congress. It provided for:
Amid the hoopla and self-congratulation at the end of the war, one sobering fact slowly dawned on the American consciousness. The victorious nation had accumulated a massive debt – more than $11 million in national debt and state debts of more than $65 million. The war's cost significantly impacted later events.
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