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What are the differences and the similarities of the northern and southern states during the American revolution?
In the Revolutionary war, skirmishes and battles started in the South in 1774. On Jan 1, 1776 the British massacred the citizens of Norfolk, Virginia. At that point the British fled Virginia. Soon they were driven out of the other southern states except Florida.
In 1780 the British sent an army to recapture the south. The Continental Congress appointed General Gates commander in the South. He lost his army at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. The Continental Congress turned the complete army back over to Washington.
Washington sent Francis Marion (The Swamp Fox) to run the Army in South Carolina, General Greene to run the army in North Carolina, and Lafayette to run the army in Virginia. General Green would be the overall commander.
Marion would attack and then retreat into the swamps. He would build forts out of palmettos and shoot at the British from behind palmetto stumps. The British bullets would simply go into the trees and stop. His bullets would kill the attacking solders. Two British officers were marching through the back country with a scorched earth policy: Major Ferguson and Colonel Tarleton.
Major Ferguson spent a few days resting his troops on top of Kings Mountain. According to current military theory, it was an extremely safe invincible position. Frontiersmen attacked. They climbed the mountain firing as they came. The British muskets were not designed to fire downhill. Major Ferguson was killed trying to escape. The entire army was captured.
Colonel Tarelton leading a British force caught another force led by General Morgan at Cowpens. The frontiersmen stood and shot the British officers. Then as the army came closer, they ran. The regular American Army stood at the top of the hill. They turned around and marched over the hill and out of sight. The British army ran toward them. As soon as the army had just gotten over the top of the hill, they turned around. Wave after wave of British solders charged over the hill to meet a hail of gunfire. The frontiersmen and cavalrymen slipped around to the rear and joined in the fun. The remaining British solders surrendered. Colonel Tarelton escaped on his horse and received a promotion.
Lord Cornwallis moved his army to North Carolina. General Greene kept retreating and as he did, the British Army kept getting weaker and weaker. Finally the two armies met at Guilford Court House. There General Greene kept retreating while his army suffered few losses.
The British Army escaped to the town that would become Fayetteville. General Greene destroyed the British Supply Depots. The British Army escaped to Wilmington, North Carolina, and from there to Virginia.
We will stop with Southern history at that point.
In New England Battles began in 1774 in New Hampshire, 1775 in Massachusetts, and then ended in that area.
In the South the war had two separate and distinct periods it started in 1774 and went to 1776 then it had something of an interlude until 1780. Then it went from 1780 until the surrender at Yorktown. Even after that the British occupied Charlestown, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia. General Green kept armies outside those cities to keep the British Armies from getting supplies. The British sent their naval ships to the Islands to capture supplies to feed their armies. General Greene did not mind. The people on those Islands had remained loyal to King George during the Revolutionary War.
The Middle Colonies had the British army there from the capture of New York until the peace treaty. It had constant battles. George Washington made the Indians who had fought for the British move to Canada. So New York and New Jersey had fighting from the middle of the war on. New Jersey had a large number of people loyal to the king. New York had a large number of Indians willing to fight for the king and was close to Canada and supply depots.
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After the American revolution most northern state cinstitution called for?
the gradual elimination of slavery. (B)
How did slavery change as a result of the American Revolution?
In the aftermath of the American Revolution, Northern states started moving toward emancipation, and many Southern states restricted the importation of slaves. The American Revolution was fought from 1765 to 1783.
Who led a group of rugged farmers to northern New York to fight during the American revolution?
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Did slavery existed only in the Southern Colonies?
No. Slavery also existed in the Northern colonies before and after the American Revolution. It became less common by 1790 in the north.
Why does the northern campaign dominate the history books during the American revolution?
The Northern Campaign dominates the history books of the American Revolution primarily due to its pivotal battles, such as those at Saratoga and Bunker Hill, which significantly shifted the momentum in favor of the colonists. The successful outcome at Saratoga in 1777 is often regarded as a turning point, as it secured French support for the American cause. Additionally, the Northern Campaign showcased key military leaders and strategies that influenced subsequent engagements, making it central to the narrative of American independence. Its dramatic confrontations and alliances ultimately shaped the course of the war and the future of the nation.
What were the similarities and differences between the northern and southern English colonies?
similarities are both religious and have the same thought to get fredom and land. Differences are that the temp is hotter in the England then the northern. THIS IS A STUPID ANSWER DO NOT USE THIS!!!!!
Similarities between Mars northern and southern hemisphere?
There are no significant differences.
What are similarities and differences between Northern and Southern France?
"What are similarities and differences between Northern and Southern France?" Of course, the climate, distribution of wealth, government constitution, cusine, weather and terrain differ greatly between the two regions. However, similarities can be seen in their philosophy of Neo Masson-Oursel in France late 1800s. Best wishes
What event in the northern America led to the enlightenment?
The American Revolution
What spurred American with northern Mexico?
the revolution that established Mexico as an independent republic
What spurred American trade with northern Mexico?
the revolution that established Mexico as an independent republic
After the American revolution most northern state constitutions called for what?
the gradual elimination of slavery
After the American revolution most northern state cinstitution called for?
the gradual elimination of slavery. (B)
People in the English colonies on the northern American mainland?
The name of the people in the English colonies on the northern American mainland is colonist. Those that supported the revolution were also called rebels and those that supported the King were called loyalists.
What part of Mexico was the vaqueros from?
Northern Mexico, including the territories acquired from Mexico during the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War.
Who led the British Army in the northern states during the American Revolution?
John Burgoyne was one such officer until his surrender at Saratoga.
What were the similarities and differences between northern and southern aims and strategies during the American Civil War?
The Southern aims were to keep their homeland from the Union. The Northern aims were to bring the Southern states back to the Union. The North's strategy was to blockade Southern ports to prevent supplies from reaching the South. The South had a defensive strategy, and it was to hold as much territory as possible until the North got tired of fighting.
