The significance of the Battle of Saratoga was that it suggested that the United States might just win the war.
Explanation:
The Battle of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) was the confrontation that decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army during the American Revolutionary War and is also recognized as the moment in which the conflict began to turn in favor of the United States. Burgoyne's campaign, aimed at dividing the New England region, began well but eventually changed due to logistical problems after a tactical victory won over the Continental Army under General Commander Horatio Gates on September 19 at the Battle of Freeman Farm, but at a very high cost. His achievements were erased when he again attacked the Americans on October 7 at the Battle of Bemis Heights and the Americans eventually captured much of the English army. Burgoyne was then forced to withdraw and his forces eventually surrendered to a numerically superior American army at Saratoga, which also led him to surrender formally on October 17. The news of Burgoyne's surrender finally convinced the government of France to ally itself in the war against the British. French participation turned the war into a "global" conflict. This battle also drew Spain to the American cause.
