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Battle of Saratoga
Following the French and Indian War (or The Seven Years' War), the British and French still had clear, bitter tensions among one another. The French wanted to get revenge for the British's actions in the French and Indian War. When the American Revolution began in 1775 and the colonists sought aid, the French were skeptical of any positive outcome. However, in 1777, at the Battle of Saratoga, the colonist victory proved to the French that the Colonial Army was capable of taking on the British. On the request of Benjamin Franklin, the French Army later sent aid, and in 1783, the war for American Independence was over.
It convinced the French to recognize American independence and provide military aid.
Following the French and Indian War (or The Seven Years' War), the British and French still had clear, bitter tensions among one another. The French wanted to get revenge for the British's actions in the French and Indian War. When the American Revolution began in 1775 and the colonists sought aid, the French were skeptical of any positive outcome. However, in 1777, at the Battle of Saratoga, the colonist victory proved to the French that the Colonial Army was capable of taking on the British. On the request of Benjamin Franklin, the French Army later sent aid, and in 1783, the war for American Independence was over.
There are a number of ways that the other clones came to the aid of Massachusetts. These other colonies brought supplies and food for example.
Benjamin Franklin
Battle of Saratoga
Ben Franklin (and La Fayette).
The Battle of Saratoga is usually considered the "turning point" in the American Revolution. Not only did it stop the British plan to divide the colonies, but it convinced the French that the colonists had a chance to defeat England and the French government agreed to recognize the new nation and to come to its aid with financial help and military aid, especially the French Navy.
Benjamin Franklin!
British colonies versus the french colonies, with aid from Britain and France
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War because it convinced the French to aid the Colonistsagainst the British.Why was French help important? French military assistance kept the American cause from collapsing and tipped the balance in favor of the colonists at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781, the battle that ended the war and won American independence.Plus, the win at Saratoga and the help of the French heartened the American colonists after a series of crushing, almost final, defeats.
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War because it convinced the French to aid the Colonistsagainst the British.Why was French help important? French military assistance kept the American cause from collapsing and tipped the balance in favor of the colonists at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781, the battle that ended the war and won American independence.Plus, the win at Saratoga and the help of the French heartened the American colonists after a series of crushing, almost final, defeats.
Benjamin Franklin. He got it after the Colonists won the Battle of Saratoga.
Following the French and Indian War (or The Seven Years' War), the British and French still had clear, bitter tensions among one another. The French wanted to get revenge for the British's actions in the French and Indian War. When the American Revolution began in 1775 and the colonists sought aid, the French were skeptical of any positive outcome. However, in 1777, at the Battle of Saratoga, the colonist victory proved to the French that the Colonial Army was capable of taking on the British. On the request of Benjamin Franklin, the French Army later sent aid, and in 1783, the war for American Independence was over.
Military aid - ships, guns, ammunition. Anything to annoy the English!
The French primarily aided the colonists during the American Revolutionary war by providing supplies, and weaponry to the deprived Continental Army. French troops were also holding their front against The United Kingdom in Europe, thus weakening the British in the colonists favor.