USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Vergennes finally decided in favor of an alliance when news of the British surrender at the Battle of Saratoga reached him in December 1777. Vergennes, having heard rumors of secret British peace offers to Franklin, decided not to wait for Spanish support and offered the United States an official French alliance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Significance of the Battle of Saratoga It gave the Patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause against a mutual rival. France’s naval support eventually helped the Continental Army win the final Battle of Yorktown, leading to the end of the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The defeat of the British at Saratoga proved that the Americans had the strategic ability to win the war. United by their mutual resentment of the British, the Americans and the French agreed to work together until the colonies were free and not to make separate treaties with the British.

Detailed explanation-4: -The victory persuaded France to sign a treaty with the United States against Britain. France’s financial and military support contributed to Washington’s victory at Yorktown in 1781, which effectively ended America’s War for Independence.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aftermath. 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.