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Saratoga 1777: The Turning Point That Won the French Alliance

Battles and Turning Points of the Revolutionary War

5th Grade·Social Studies·US-UT-SS

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Explain why the American victory over General Burgoyne at Saratoga was the decisive military turning point that brought France openly into the war.

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Battles and Turning Points of the Revolutionary War

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Understand the major battles, strategic turning points, international alliances, and winter encampments that led to American victory.

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5.2.4Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Use evidence from primary and secondary sources to craft an argument that explains how the American colonists prevailed over one of the world’s most powerful empires.