EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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The Scots living in the area were already anti-British.
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The Scots living in the area supported Ferguson, who was also Scottish.
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The British immigrants in the area helped ensure a British victory.
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The Irish living in the area provided supplies to the Continental army.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the demographics of the area around Kings Mountain affect the outcome of the Revolutionary War? The Scots living in the area were already anti-British. The Irish living in the area provided supplies to the Continental army . The British immigrants in the area helped ensure a British victory.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Geography played a significant role in each battle. In all three, rivers were essential in the Americans’ ability to trap the British and force them to surrender. The high ground occupied by the American force sat Saratoga also contributed to their success over the British in that pivotal battle.
Detailed explanation-4: -Historians consider the Battle of Kings Mountain to be the “turning point in the South” in America’s War for Independence. The victory of Patriots over Loyalist troops destroyed the left wing of Cornwallis’ army. The battle also effectively ended, at least temporarily, the British advance into North Carolina.
Detailed explanation-5: -Political and social life changed drastically after independence. Political participation grew as more people gained the right to vote. In addition, more common citizens (or “new men”) played increasingly important roles in local and state governance. Hierarchy within the states underwent significant changes.