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CLEP US History I

Category - Diplomacy

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The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 was significant for which of the following reasons?
  1. It was the first American victory in the Revolutionary War.
  2. It assured the British control of the Hudson.
  3. It gained the Americans the promise of French support.
  4. The British supply lines were broken.
  5. Mercenaries hired by the British sided with the Americans.
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Answer: C - The Battle of Saratoga got the Americans French support since it was the first strategically significant victory of the Americans. While they had won several small battles earlier, they needed a victory in the key state of New York to convince the French that they actually had a chance of winning the war. Although French support would not actually appear for another two years, the promise of it kept the American Revolution going.
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