2. French relations ([59]-[61]).
II. Period of conflict and independence.
1. Relations with Great Britain ([77]-[108], [116]-[125], [132]-[135]).
2. Establishment of connections with European powers ([128]).
3. The French alliance of 1778 ([128]-[130]).
4. Assistance of Holland and Spain ([130]).
III. Relations with Great Britain since 1783.
1. Commercial settlement in Jay treaty of 1794 ([177]-[178]).
2. Questions arising out of European wars [1793-1801] ([176]-[177], [180]).