1. The War Continues and France joins in
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2. The French loved Franklin and he was able to secure their support
Ben Franklin
Franklin was sent as an ambassador to France in 1776 to try to gain French support in the war
Although France at the time was the opposite of Colonial America, they were one of the most powerful countries
The French loved Franklin and he was able to secure their support

3. His Fur Cap

4. Sarah Franklin Bache She was called “Sally”
She was a political hostess for the revolution
She was a patriot and did a lot to help support the army
She supervised other women to sew 2,200 shirts for the soldiers
When Franklin died he left most of his things to Sally and her husband, including a small portrait of Louis the XVI surrounded by diamonds
She sold it to finance a trip to London

5. Sally Bache

6. Louie the XVI

7. Battle for Saratoga
The British retook Fort Ticonderoga and then marched slowly down to the waiting Continental army
Horatio Gates was in charge but was hesitant to attack unlike Benedict Arnold
Arnold defied his orders to stay in his tent while the fight was going on
Arnold was able to help win the battle but was injured in the leg again