Preview 10-8• Define loyalist, patriot, and neutralist.• You may use a textbook.

• 2nd-6th Pick up your poster from the back if you would like it.

America the Story of US

• Battle of Saratoga Clip

ThinkWhy was the battle of Saratoga significant to the success of the United States during the Revolutionary War?

1 minute

PairWhy was Saratoga significant?

What are the possible outcomes if the U.S. was not successful?

• Partner A= 1 minute• Partner B= 1 minute

ShareShare your answers with the class.

WriteWrite 3-4 sentences

defending your answer that “Saratoga was the most important event of the Revolution because __________”

Events of the Revolutionary War-Lexington and Concord

-Saratoga

-Valley Forge

-Yorktown

-Treaty of Paris

• First shots fired of the War.• “Shot Heard ‘Round the World

• Turning point• France and Marquis de Lafayette become allies with U.S.