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Which of these was an important event of the American Revolution?

The Battle of Saratoga, a key American victory in 1777.

  1. The Battle of Gettysburg
  2. The Battle of Saratoga ✔
  3. The Battle of Fort Sumter

Why: Saratoga was a turning point of the Revolution. Gettysburg and Fort Sumter were Civil War battles almost 90 years later.

Huh, didn't know that: Washington crossed the icy Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 to win the Battle of Trenton the next morning.

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Why did the soldiers at Valley Forge keep their cool? They had no choice, it was freezing.
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Sources

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf

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