THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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The battle ended the alliance between the Creek Indians and the Loyalist militia
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It gave the Patriot militia a stronghold from which they could lay siege to Loyalist-occupied Savannah
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The Patriot victory over the Loyalist militia forced General Cornwallis to abandon his plan to invade North Carolina
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General Cornwallis forced the surrender of Patriot forces in the South, which allowed the British to focus on the offensive in the North
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Detailed explanation-1: -The battle was a pivotal event in the Southern campaign. The surprising victory of the American Patriot militia over the Loyalists came after a string of Patriot defeats at the hands of Lord Cornwallis, and greatly raised the Patriots’ morale.
Detailed explanation-2: -The battle of Kings Mountain was fought October 7th, 1780 and was an important American victory during the Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston, SC in May 1780.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American victory at the Battle of King’s Mountain altered the tenor of the American Revolution, disheartening Cornwallis and his army, threatening and eventually altering British military strategy, and adding renewed vigor to the American cause.
Detailed explanation-4: -The culminating engagement, the siege of Yorktown, ended with the surrender of British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis on October 19, 1781. It was essentially the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Battle of Kings Mountain was a crucial victory for the Americans, as it undermined the British strategy in the South. The British defeat made it very difficult for them to recruit American Loyalists to fight against the Patriots.