American Revolution: Civil War and Nathaniel Greene

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when was the cherokee war

1776

when was the fall of charleston

1780

who was daniel morgan

Brigadier general who led the patriot forces in the carolinas

what was the result of the cherokee war

Cherokee were forced to move and gave back georgia and south carolina because they lost

who were involved in the battle of guilford courthouse

Greene and Cornwallis

when was the battle of cowpens

January 17, 1781

what was the significance of the battle of cowpens

Lord Cornwallis left South Carolina after the battle. Morgan achieved a decisive victory over british forces led by lieutenant colonel banastre tarleton

when was the battle of guilford courthouse

March 15, 1781

Where is GuilFord courthouse

North Carolina

When was Dunmore's Proclamation?

November 7, 1775

who was lord dunmore

Royal governor of Virginia

what was the impact of british brutality

alienation of southerners and contributed to growing resistance against british forces

what was lord dunmore's proclomation

all indentured servants, enslaved Africans, and others belonging to rebesl who were able and willing to bear arms would be granted freedom if they joined His Majesty's troops

outcome of greene's strategy

american victory in the south- leading to British surrender at yorktown in october 1781

loyalists

americans who remained loyal to the british crown during the revolution

who was cornelius titus

black brigade leader (prominent loyalist leader)

what was the outcome fo the battle of guilford courthouse

british won at high cost- significant casualties that weakened their army and diminished their effectiveness in the region

what happens in savannah following british capture

brutality- british start killing civilians because they are mad from staying in the US for too long

which city did the british originally gain

charleston

how did the cherokee war begin

cherokee thought americans were divided so launched attack on the americans

who was nathaniel Greene

commander of the southern department of the continental army (was appointed by George Washington)

who was the general that led the british army in the south

cornwallis

what were the british brutality tactics

employed harsh tactics, including destruction of property and reprisals against suspected rebels, to suppress resistance and intimidate the local population

who did the british try to recruit as loyalists

enslaved Africans and indentured servants

what happened as a result of Greene's army's pursuit of British forces

exhausted British troops and strained their resources

who were lead figures in the patriot guerillas

francis marion and thomas sumter

where were the cherokee attacks successful

georgia and south carolina

with what kind of tactic and where did Cornelius titus lead the black brigade

guerilla tactics and Monmouth Country, New Jersey

what was Greene's importance to the american revolution

his leadership was important for reclaiming the carolinas and weakening British control in the southern colonies

what was the southern campaign

hit and run tactics utilizing southern militia's knowledge of the terrain to wear down British forces

who helps the americans during the cherokee war and what were the tactics

indian allies and destroyed lands and farms of cherokee

what was nathaniel greene's strategy in the south

indirect confrontation- avoided large scale battles and engaged in war of attrition

what tactics did nathaniel greene use to his advantage

knowledge of the terrain and support of local militias to wear down British forces through continuous skirmishes and tactical retreats

what efforts of Greene's army prevented Cornwallis from gaining decisive advatage

maneuvering and strategic withdrawals

who are the patriot guerillas

not part of militia, just citizens- they attack british soldiers

what do the americans do in response to the cherokee attacks

remove soldiers from the british war and send them to attack cherokee

following the cherokee war, what city do the British capture and build forts in

savannah

what played a crucial role in Morgan's victory in the battle of cowpens

tactical formations and feigned retreats

what was the significance of Lord Dunmore's Proclamation

undermined the colonial economy and weakened the rebel forces by encouraging enslaved people to flee their masters and join the British cause

what is a black brigade

unit composed of escaped african slaves, native americans, abd white indentured servants who joined the loyalist cause

how effecitve were the hit-and-run tactics of the patriot guerillas

weakened British control and gathered intelligence

Greene's approach in the guiford corthouse battle

weakening british forces through attrition rather than attempting to defeat them in a single decisive battle. Tactics of mobility and strategic retreats allowed him to stretch British resources and moral thin

where did the attacks occur

western virginia, western north carolina, western georgia


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