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Saratoga New York

Turning point of the war because it led to an alliance with France for the colonists

Many loyalist in the back country and upstate

After Saratoga why did the British turn their attention to South Carolina?

swamp fox

Francis Marion

Game cock

Thomas Sumpter

Cowpens

Andrew Pickens

Guerrilla warfare

used by Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, and Andrew Pickens

Fort Moultrie

British were at first stopped in Charleston because of this fort mad from palmetto logs.

Surrendered

Later the British besieged Charleston and the patriots _________

loyaltists

Many _________ in South Carolina changed sides due to the harsh treatment by the British

Camden

In this battle the British defeated the Continental Army, the SC militia fled and Britain gained control of most of SC

Kings Mountain

MT men from NC and SC used guerrilla warfare. Yelled Tarleton's Quarter (kill the wounded). It was a turning point because the British began to retreat from the Upcountry

Cowpens (Andrew Pickens and Daniel Morgan)

This battle was cooperation between the Continental army and the partisan forces. The partisans fled to draw the British over a hill where the continental army was waiting and destroyed. The British left SC

Eutaw Springs

Last major battle in SC. British won but lost so many men it seemed like a loss (Pyrrhic victory).

guerrilla warfare

hiding behind rocks and trees instead of meeting the enemy head on

Introduction to Declaration of Independence

We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with Certain unalienable rights that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.