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What event finally convinced France to recognize American independence and enter the war against the British?

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Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the French king

the Patriots’ victory at the Battle of Saratoga

the issuing of the Declaration of Independence

the Patriots' promise to aid the French people in their revolution

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the Patriots’ victory at the Battle of Saratoga

That American victory (1777) convinced France the colonists could win, leading to formal recognition and the 1778 Treaty of Alliance.