Saratoga

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  1. 4. burgoyne commanded how many troops to go southward in New York
  2. 6. who made British troops under command
  3. 7. how many battles were there
  4. 9. leading to the _____ between the Continental Congress and France
  5. 10. who assembled along the St. Lawrence river
  6. 11. who joined forces with gen
  7. 14. when did he captured Fort Edward on the Hudson River and set up camp near Saratoga, New York, with Gen. Horatio Gates' 12,000 Continental troops receiving daily reinforcements.
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  1. 1. who would isolate the New England colonies from others
  2. 2. The Battles of Saratoga led to France's _____ of American independence
  3. 3. Burgoyne's troops faced a decisive _______ in the Second Battle of Saratoga, leading to a retreat and a subsequent encirclement by General Gates.
  4. 5. point marked the _____ for the continental army in the American revolution
  5. 8. Burgoyne did what on October 17, 1777, and agreed to the Convention of Saratoga, allowing his army to return to Great Britain without serving in North America during the American Revolution.
  6. 12. whos army got defeated in the First Battle of Saratoga
  7. 13. ultimately securing who’s surrender in 1783.
  8. 15. farm what was the first battle of Saratoga