Who benefitted the most from the Battle of Saratoga, the patriots or the British?
A. neither side, because it ended in a stalemate
B. the British, because it allowed General Burgoyne to recapture Fort Ticonderoga
C. the British, because it proved the patriots could not win a decisive battle
D. the Patriots, because it convinced the French to join the American cause
Answer: D
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a. Dutch b. French c. Danes d. Portuguese e. English
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a. marble b. oak c. paper d. straw and mud e. cement
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A) the states would be equally represented in the lower house B) all bills pertaining to taxation or spending would begin in the upper house C) the states would be proportionally represented according to population in the upper house D) slave-holding states could count 60 percent of their slaves for purposes of representation E) in both houses, at the beginning, there would be one representative for every 30,000 inhabitants