USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It was the most significant American victory in the war to date. Saratoga provided the French with the confidence to sign treaties of alliance and trade with the Americans and join the war against the British.

Detailed explanation-2: -The American Colonies and France signed this military treaty on February 6, 1778. It formalized France’s financial and military support of the revolutionary government in America.

Detailed explanation-3: -France felt its colonies in Canada were now in danger. Most of the Americans who fought at Saratoga were of French descent. The French felt loyal to the Native Americans in Saratoga who had fought with them against the British.

Detailed explanation-4: -The stunning success at Saratoga gave Franklin what he had been pleading for-explicit French support in the war. King Louis XVI approved negotiations to that end.