The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . ad thir-teen stripes, alternately red and white, with the cross of St. George (the British Union Jack) at the upper corner next the halyards. In June, 1777, the Congress ordered a blue field with thirteen white stars in the place of the cross of St. George. France aids the Americans. 1778. —In February, 1778, the king of France not only recog-nized the United States as an independent power, but he also sent troops and a fleet to the aid of the Americans. This was due partly to their success at Saratoga and partly to the fact
The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . ad thir-teen stripes, alternately red and white, with the cross of St. George (the British Union Jack) at the upper corner next the halyards. In June, 1777, the Congress ordered a blue field with thirteen white stars in the place of the cross of St. George. France aids the Americans. 1778. —In February, 1778, the king of France not only recog-nized the United States as an independent power, but he also sent troops and a fleet to the aid of the Americans. This was due partly to their success at Saratoga and partly to the factthat Benjamin Franklin, whom the Con-gress had sent to France, proved a mostcapable counselor. Moreover, France wasonly too willing to hit back at her oldenemy, England. What was quite asnecessary to the Americans, France madea commercial alliance with them. KingGeorge felt uneasy, and offered the Ameri-cans about everything they had demanded except independence. This offer, however, was rejected, as nothing short of independence would at that time be
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