Question

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Answer 1

Which fact would you cite to support the conclusion that the Battle of Kettle Creek was a turning point in the Revolutionary War in Georgia?
A) After this battle, the British offered freedom to any slave who would join their fight against the colonists.
B) The Patriot victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek practically ended support for the Loyalist cause in the colony.
C) The Loyalist victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek was a direct cause of Savannah's capture by the British in 1778.
D) Colonel Elijah Clarke was killed in the battle and his entire force was captured, which opened Augusta to British occupation.

Answer 2

The Battle of Kettle Creek provided the rebel cause with a victory, however small, in the midst of a string of much larger defeats. The British had expected thousands of loyal southerners to rally to their flag and restore the whole South to the king. However, Boyd proved only able to assemble 600 men, some of whom were criminals in flight. Other men who traveled with him were allegedly coerced into joining under threats to their lives and property.

After Kettle Creek, British leaders should have realized that practical Loyalist military support in the South, if it ever existed, had disappeared. Campaigns to find a great Loyalist army in the South continued, however, through the defeats at King's Mountain, Hammond's Store, Ramsour's Mill, and even Yorktown. On the local level, many of the southerners who shared Boyd's dream to return the South to the king's cause learned the futility of their hopes on impromptu gallows at the hands of their rebel neighbors.

Answer 3

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