The Civil War and Reconstruction: Investigating the causes of sectionalism, the reality of the war, and the subsequent attempts to rebuild the nation. Interactive Learning Tools
: Investigating how contact and conflict between different groups—such as European explorers and Indigenous populations—cause lasting changes. 8th grade social studies weebly
The victory at Saratoga changed the war in three major ways. First, it proved that the American army could defeat a major British army in a formal battle, not just by hiding and ambushing. Second, it destroyed the British plan to split the colonies in half. After Saratoga, the British changed their strategy and moved the war to the southern colonies. The Civil War and Reconstruction: Investigating the causes
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