History 8th grade Chapter 6 lesson 3

What happened in Camden, South Carolina in August 1780 and who won?

General Charles Cornwallis could not control the area he had conquered and he and his troops faced a new kind of warfare, and the British won.

True or False: Some Native American tribes sided with the British and raided American settlements.

true

The British used their navy to form a blockade of American harbors. To create a blockade means to ____.

prevent ships from entering or leaving a harbor

Bernardo de Golvez helped the American side by ____.

shipping supplies and ammunition up the Mississippi River to American troops

The surrender of ____ in May of 1780 marked the worst American defeat of the war.

Charles Town, South Carolina

How did the British navy use a blockade during the war?

British vessels formed an effective blockade, keeping ships from entering or leaving the harbor, and limiting delivery of supplies and troops to Patriot forces.

what was the outcome of the naval battle between the bonhomme richard and the serapis?

The Serapis surrendered and The Bonhomme Richard's success made John Paul Jones a hero to the Patriots.

After he gave up the campaign to conquer the Carolinas, General Cornwallis and his troops retreated to ____.

Virginia

Which British commander was nicknamed the "hair buyer" because he paid Native Americans for settlers' scalps?

Henry Hamilton

When and where did Clinton take thousands of prisoners after Patriot forces surrender, marking the worst American defeat of the war and who won?

Where- Charles Town, South Carolina When- May, 1780 Winning side- British

When and where did Nathanael Green's forces retreat, but British troops led by General Cornwallis suffer great losses in the fight and who won?

Where- Guilford Courthouse When- March 1781 Winning Side- British

When and where after being warned to stop fighting and join the British, did American militia forces kill or capture all British and Loyalist troops and who won?

Where- Kings Mountain Carolina When- September 1780 Winning Side- Patriots

When and where did the British forces under General Clinton move from New York to take the city and occupy it and most of the state and who won?

Where- Savannah, Georgia When- late 1778 Winning side- British

Why was British commander Henry Hamilton known as the "hair buyer"?

because he paid Native Americans for settlers scalps

Why were privateers important to American war at sea?

because they helped capture enemy merchant ships and cargo.

American officer John Paul Jones became famous during the war for ____.

successfully raiding British ports

Who did the Native Americans often side with? Why?

the British because Americans lived nearby and often took their land

What happened after George Rogers Clark captured Vincennes?

the British recaptured it

True or False: During the American Revolution, Congress authorized private merchant ships to sail as privateers, meaning they could be outfitted with weapons and capture enemy ships and cargo.

true

True or False: British threats caused many people in the Carolinas to remain loyal to the British.

False

American forces led by ___________ used hit-and-run attacks against British forces.

Francis Marion

What happened in Eastern South Carolina 1780 and who won?

Francis Marion was a successful Patriot leader that used the hit and run technique, and the Patriots won.