EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Public opinion turned against the British after Kings Mountain.
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At Kings Mountain, the British learned that fighting in the South was different than in the North.
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The Americans proved their strength against the British at Kings Mountain.
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Kings Mountain demonstrated the dangers of American territory to the British.
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Detailed explanation-1: -South Carolina | Oct 7, 1780. The Revolutionary War battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina proved to be a stinging defeat in the British attempt to secure control of the Southern colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Patriots.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the American Revolution, the militia provided the bulk of the American forces as well as a pool for recruiting or drafting of regulars. The militia played a similar role in the War of 1812 and the American Civil War.