The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 was crucial because it
a. brought the French into the war.
b. was a great military victory for the colonists.
c. drove the British back to the coastal areas.
d. drove the Hessians out of the war.
e. was a crossroads between the southern and northern states.
ANSWER:
a
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