EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Effect:France decided to send money, soldiers, and a navy
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Effect:The British soldiers got scared and went home.
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Effect:The Native Americans decided to help.
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Effect:China decided to send weapons.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -French recognition of the might of the American military prior to the Battle of Saratoga ensured that Americans were on equal footing with the British. The French provided crucial naval aid and troops to combat the British in their own element: the seas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The American victory at Saratoga was a major turning point in the war for Independence, heartening the supporters of independence and convincing France to enter in the war as an ally of the fledgling United States.