Benjamin Franklin, as diplomatic representative in France (1776-85), secured French aid in the American War of Independence of 1775-83, made an alliance with France in 1778, and in 1783 signed the peace treaty with Great Britain after the American War on independence.
Explanation:
- In 1776, Congress sent him to Europe as his representative in the negotiations with France regarding the recognition of colonial independence.
- He skillfully manipulated the French, who gave him not only the recognition of a new republic, but also some credit for the development of America.
- Then he became one of the most popular figures of his time. His character was on medallions, boxes of sweets, the backs of mirrors and the like. He introduced himself to the French as a simple "American peasant" in a brown-and-white suit of cheap linen and a fur coat. Notwithstanding the fact that such an "unsightly" came to the most luxurious court in Europe, the French aristocracy was delighted.
- Although he suffered great pain from gout and kidney stones, Franklin successfully controlled his closest associates and set US diplomacy at a whole new level. It first secured military and diplomatic alliances with France in 1778 and then played a key role in reaching a final peace treaty with Britain in 1783.
- Since they had to sign a special peace treaty with the British, which was not in line with instructions from France, he had to apologize to the ministers of King Louis XVI, which he did by writing a nice diplomatic letter.
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