THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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They hoped to win back land in North America lost to Great Britain previously.
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The victory at Saratoga showed them that the United States could defeat Great Britain.
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The United States borrowed large sums of money and promised to pay them back after the war was won.
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They wanted to establish new colonies in North America and build strong relations with the United States.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Common Enemy-Britain had become the major power in Europe and the rest of the world. Countries such as France and Spain saw Britain as their enemy. By aiding the Americans they were also hurting their enemy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Who Won the Battle of Saratoga? Despite being overcome during the Battle of Freeman’s Farm, the Continental Army persevered and won a decisive victory at the Battle of Saratoga. They decimated Burgoyne’s troops, cut off supply routes, and Burgoyne never received his promised and desperately needed reinforcements.
Detailed explanation-4: -With Burgoyne’s surrender of his entire army to Gates, the Americans scored a decisive victory that finally persuaded the French to sign a treaty allying with the United States against Britain, France’s traditional enemy.