Question

Why did the Treaty of Paris strain the American alliance with the French?

Answer 1

The 1763 Treaty of Paris that concluded the Seven Years' War (1756-63) recognized the loss of significant French claims in North America (Canada and some possessions in the West Indies).

Answer 2

The Treaty of Paris strain the American alliance with France. This was because France was in bigger debt at the end of the Revolutionary War, because they helped the colonists win the war. They had to borrow money to help the colonists, and it put them in a worse financial situation than they were already in. The colonists didn't help them much with that after the war ended.