French Alliance

 

Victory at Saratoga was crucial to winning the war. Not only did it stop the British and boost American Morale--- it showed the French that the American Soldiers were serious about winning. This resulted in a major turning point in the war, which was the decision by France to support the American cause. They were so impressed with the Americans that they soon sent troops to help fight. Benjamin Franklin, serving as the American ambassador to France, convinced the French to form a military alliance with the Americans, and France agreed to wage war against Britain until America gained independence. Facing both an American and a European war, Britain would need to pull troops out of America to fight closer to home.

-Britain had help from the Germans (Hessians).

-The colonists had help from Spain, and now, had help from France. (Later, the Dutch would lend the colonists a hand as well.)