Significance of battle of saratoga

Answer 1

During the American Revolutionary War, the Americans won an important battle at Saratoga, New York. That battle showed that an American Army could defeat and capture a British Army in the field. It brought France into the war on the side of the Americans.

Answer 2

The significance of the battle of Saratoga was the fact that...

• During the American Revolution the British controlled most of Northern North America, this included New York.
• A win in New York would show that the Americans were a substantial power during the war.
• Also, probably the most important part of the battle of Saratoga was the fact that it convinced the French that America could win a significant battle and it convinced the French to aid the American effort against the British superpower.

Answer 3

Besides being a major British defeat with the loss of 7,600 troops, it was the first time that prisoners weren't paroled and sent home. More than 2,500 of those prisoners chose to remain in America at the end of the War.

Answer 4

Because this decisive American victory demonstrated the Colonists were able to defeat and capture a British Army in an important pitched battle, thus convincing the French to ally with them against Great Britain.

Answer 5

The hope that foreign aid would help if George W. and his men could hold on for one more battle.

Answer 6

It was the first major win for the American Colonists.

Answer 7

It was the turning point of the revolutionary war. It decided that the amricans would win basically