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* [[Treaty of Paris (1783)]]
* [[Treaty of Paris (1783)]]
* [[Benjamin Franklin]]
* [[Benjamin Franklin]]
* [[John Adams]]
* [[Thomas Jefferson]]
American foreign affairs from independence in 1776 to the new Constitution in 1789 were handled under the [[Articles of Confederation]] directly by Congress until the creation of a department of foreign affairs and the office of secretary for foreign affairs on January 10, 1781. The cabinet-level '''Department of Foreign Affairs''' was created on July 27, 1789, by the First Congress. Because of the need to provide for the administration of "home affairs," and the reluctance of Congress to add a fourth department, Congress in September 1789, changed the name to the '''Department of State''' and changed the title of secretary for foreign affairs to secretary of state.
The main achievements were a military and financial alliance with France (which brought in Spain and Hollad as well to fight the British), turning the American Revolution into a world war in which the British naval and military superemacy was neutralized. The diplomats--especially [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[John Adams]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]] secured recognition of American independence and large loans to the new national government. The [[Treaty of Paris]] in 1783 was highly favorable to the United States.
American foreign affairs from independence in 1776 to the new Constitution in 1789 were handled under the [[Articles of Confederation]] directly by Congress until the creation of a department of foreign affairs and the office of secretary for foreign affairs on January 10, 1781. The cabinet-level '''Department of Foreign Affairs''' was created on July 27, 1789, by the First Congress. Because of the need to provide for the administration of "home affairs," and the reluctance of Congress to add a fourth department, Congress in September 1789, changed the name to the '''Department of State''' and changed the title of secretary for foreign affairs to secretary of state.
==Early National Era: 1789-1860==
==Early National Era: 1789-1860==