USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Saratoga National Historical Park in New York In the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory renewed patriots’ hopes for independence, secured essential recognition and support from France, and forever changed history.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saratoga provided the French with the confidence to sign treaties of alliance and trade with the Americans and join the war against the British. The new allies agreed they would continue the war until the colonies were independent, and neither would make a separate peace with Britain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The American victory in the Battles of Saratoga helped persuade the French to recognize American independence and to openly provide military assistance. It also increased Gates’s popularity-so much so that he was being considered to replace George Washington as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.