USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sons of Liberty. Charleston’s Christopher Gadsden helped to organize the A-Loyalists .

Detailed explanation-2: -Beginning with William Johnson’s 1822 biography of General Nathaniel Greene and continuing in nearly all subsequent versions of this story, historians have asserted that Christopher Gadsden organized the 1766 meeting under Liberty Tree and invited twenty-five like-minded colleagues to join him.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1778, Gadsden helped secure the disestablishment of the Anglican Church and popular election of senators in the new state constitution. Gadsden served as vice president, later as lieutenant governor once South Carolina joined the other colonies under the Articles of Confederation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charleston’s location was ideal for military forces. A harbor city, Charleston could give the British advantage when it came to military strategy. The city is also home to several forts and batteries that would have given the British vital resources. In the end, the Patriots won and the British retreated from the area.