Why Is The Battle Of Saratoga Important

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Battle of Saratoga:
The Battle of Saratoga was very helpful toward the Patriots because it showed the French that they had a chance with this war. Once the French saw they can hold their ground they decided to help them in the war. The reason the French helped them was because at the time the British had the strongest army in the world.
This battle showed the truing point of the war because this is when the French came to help. On October 17, 1777 5,895 British and Hessian troops surrenders their arms. This battle was number one because without this battle we probably would have lots this war. Battle of Yorktown-
This battle was the one that won the war. This is what happened. The Patriots were winning and the British were retreating and …show more content…

The battle of Yorktown sated the end of the war and that all the American’s had their freedom. Declaration of Independance This was the official showing that Declared the Beginning of the war and the start of our independence which means we were fighting to be free.. After the Declaration of Independence it was harder for the Loyalists to say in the colonies so most of them went back to Great Britain. The reason the Declaration is at number 3 is because it was very important because this sated the beginning of the war and the document our independance. This document was signed at the beginning of the American Revolution and this is was one of the reason the war went on. George Washington George Washington was the General of the Rebels. He was very inspirational to all Patriots by never say we can't. He was also the first president of the United States of America. At the battle of Yorktown George Washington lead his army to make the British to surrender. George Washington was a very important to this Revolution. He was important because he was the leader of the Rebel forces. Later he also became the First President of the United States of America. The reason why I have him at number 4 is because he was the General of the rebel