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"By mid-1778, the United States war against Great Britain had produced some successes. A British army of more than 5,000 had surrendered at Saratoga, New York, on 17 October 1777. Following this resounding victory, on 15 November 1777 the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation of "The United States of America"-although it took until 1 March 1781 for the last state to ratify the compact and enable its implementation. The most significant development was the decision by France to enter into a formal military alliance with the Americans in March 1778. This alliance promised financial, materiel, and manpower aid to the United States, especially the capabilities of a greatly improved French navy. The Franco-American alliance changed the war from an internal colonial conflict into an international conflict, which meant the British had to reallocate military resources from North America to defend more valuable areas such as the West Indies as well as Britain itself. British leaders were not willing to admit defeat even as their enemies grew in quality and quantity. Instead, they decided to pursue a new strategy based on assumptions that the economic, social, and political conditions in the southern colonies, especially Georgia and South Carolina, were more favorable to Britain than in the north. However, the British were about to enter a vast geographic region where new American state governments had established firm control over the south"-- Provided by publisher.