1778
1778: The United States formally joined the community of nations in the Atlantic World after entering into a Treaty of Alliance with France.
1778: The United States formally joined the community of nations in the Atlantic World after entering into a Treaty of Alliance with France. This status of “treaty-worthiness” was a valuable and hierarchical concept that Americans sought to achieve equal to the established powers.
Source · p. 19
Gaffield, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World, 19