The end of the Revolutionary War brought a change not only to U.S. politics, but a change to the balance of power throughout the world as well. Spain had lost Florida a few years earlier and couldn't regain its status as a superpower. Political power in the colonies after the war shifted to the Quakers who held on to it, trying to influence everything from slavery to foreign policy.
The end of the Revolutionary War brought a change not only to U.S. politics, but a change to the balance of power throughout the world as well. Spain had lost Florida a few years earlier and couldn't regain its status as a superpower. Political power in the colonies after the war shifted to the Quakers who held on to it, trying to influence everything from slavery to foreign policy.
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Saratoga: New York site of important American Victory during the Revolutionary War.
One of the greatest turning-points of the American Revolution was the colonists' victory over the British at Saratoga in the fall of 1777. This victory convinced several European nations that the American cause was worth supporting, with France in particular providing aid that proved critical to the ultimate victory in the war.
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America's victory in its Revolutionary War can be accounted for in several ways. Undeniably, a primary cause of the victory was the character of the colonists: they were resilient, persistent, and courageous. Also important, however, was the effective leadership of the Americans as well as the support given by European nations, particularly France, during the War.
The Second Battle of Saratoga.
The Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War was a victory for the American colonists. It is considered an important battle that gave the Americans a good degree of confidence against one of the best armies in the world.
1) The assistance of France, especially at the Battle of Yorktown. 2) The victory of the colonists at the Battle of Saratoga. 3) The fact that England treated the colonists like second class citizens; made the typical colonists want their freedom from England.
Burgoyne's surrender was the most significant victory the colonists had achieved up to that point in the Revolutionary War. It is considered to have been a turning point in the war.
Battles included: Bennington ~ August 16, 1777 ~ A victory for the American Colonists Brandywine ~ September 11, 1777 ~ A victory for the British Bunker Hill ~ June 17, 1775 ~ A victory for the British Camden ~ August 16, 1780 ~ A victory for the British Cowpens ~ January 17, 1781 ~ A victory for the American Colonists Freeman's Farm (First Battle) September 19, 1777 ~ A victory for the American Colonists Freeman's Farm (Second Battle) October ~ 7, 1777 ~ A victory for the British Kings Mountain ~ October 7, 1780 ~ A victory for the American Colonists Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775 ~ The Beginning of the Revolutionary War Long Island ~ August 27, 1776 ~ A victory for the British Monmouth ~ June 28, 1778 ~ The Battle Was A Tie Princeton ~ January 3, 1777 ~ A victory for the British Quebec ~ December 31, 1775 ~ A victory for the British Trenton ~ December 26, 1776 ~ A victory for the American Colonists Yorktown ~ October 6-19, 1781 ~ British Surrenders ~ War Ends
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.
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The Revolutionary War - 1995 The Harvest of Victory 1-6 was released on: USA: 2005
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