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[[File:Surrender_of_General_Burgoyne.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px300px|The surrender of the British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, on October 17, 1777 convinced France to side with American Colonies against Britain]]
During the American Revolution, the American colonies faced the significant challenge of conducting international diplomacy and seeking the international support it needed to fight against the British. The single most important diplomatic success of the colonists during the War for Independence was the critical link they forged with France. While France and the Colonies had flirted with each other it was not until the British surrender at the Battle of Saratoga that France decided to ally with the Colonies against Britain. Representatives of the French and American governments signed the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce on February 6, 1778.__NOTOC__
