Illinois and Indiana.
In 1778, the British captured several key forts in the southern colonies, notably Forts Bute and Clinton in South Carolina. These captures were part of a broader strategy to gain control over the southern states during the American Revolutionary War. The British aimed to establish a stronghold in the South, which they viewed as crucial for their campaign against the Continental Army.
the American territory along the Great Lakes
capturing British forts in Illinois and Indiana
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Illinois and Indiana.
The Treaty of Paris. it let the united states settle the west (to the mississippi river) and promised that the British would give America the forts that they had captured during the war.
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In 1778, the British captured several key forts in the southern colonies, notably Forts Bute and Clinton in South Carolina. These captures were part of a broader strategy to gain control over the southern states during the American Revolutionary War. The British aimed to establish a stronghold in the South, which they viewed as crucial for their campaign against the Continental Army.
the American territory along the Great Lakes
Pontiac captured three important forts in the west frontier from the British. He was the Ottawa chief of Native Americans.
capturing British forts in Illinois and Indiana
They built forts for protection when they were fighting the British troops.
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To take over British forts.
George Rogers Clark helped the Patriot cause by seizing British forts on the southwestern frontier.
George Rogers Clark helped the Patriot cause by seizing British forts on the southwestern frontier.