650 words per question and have to answer all the questions. (source is the textbook crucible of power) Chapter 1 and no need to cite the book.
2. What were the main goals and tools of American diplomacy from 1775 to 1778? How did Americans believe they could defeat the mightiest nation of earth? What connection did diplomacy have to independence? How did Americans view the diplomatic world and their place in it?
3. The entry of France into the war in 1778 changed the War of Independence from a colonial war to a wider European war. Why did France enter the war? What did France hope to achieve? How did French and American diplomatic goals differ? How and why was peace made?