American Revolution Turning Point

The American Revolution was an event in which a huge foundation was created for the United States of America that is still used today. The 13 Colonies were owned by Great Britain prior to the American Revolution and although we stood as our own, we were still under their rule. For a while, American colonists enjoyed being under British protection which was shown specifically during the French and Indian War when the British protected colonists and led them to a victory. However, there were many things that Britain began to do that was unfair to colonists which further broke out the war. The American Revolution is a fight for independence where colonists said that enough was enough and that they wanted to be their own nation. This is significant to our nation’s history because this was the beginning of the creation of what we know as the United States of America today. There were many events that occurred prior to the American Revolution that were direct causes to the war. One main cause of the colonies standing up to Great Britain was taxation on the colonists. Following the French and Indian War, Britain’s national debt doubled. Parliament needed to raise money to pay for the debt and British

The Battle of Saratoga is considered to be the turning point in the American Revolution. It consisted of two battles, the first being the Battle of Freeman’s Farm and the second was the Battle of Bemis Heights. Prior to the battle, British General Burgoyne analyzed different situations on ways to defeat the American colonies. His plan was to split the colonies in two along the Hudson River, and attack both from the north and south. Burgoyne was to lead his army south towards Albany and General Howe was supposed to lead his army north towards Albany. However, Howe had another plan and he led the army towards Philadelphia instead which left Burgoyne on his