American Revolution in SS

Women

Served as spies, messengers, cooks, & nurses; managed farms/business in place of men

Emily Geiger

Delivered important messages to Patriot leaders including the memorizing/eating of one.

Guerilla Warfare

Surprise, hit & run, partisan tactics used to ambush enemy instead of formal fighting

Battle of Yorktown

Considered the last major battle of the American Revolution; surrender of Gen. Cornwallis

Treaty of Paris, 1783

Official end of war; Britain forced to recognize independence of U.S.; doubled size of US

Rebecca Motte

Allowed Patriots to burn down her house to thwart British officers

Battle of Kings Mountain

Massive victory of overmountain men over Loyalists; turning point of war in South

Loyalists

Colonists who sided with the Crown and against the Patriot cause; also known as Tories

Native Tribes

Fought on both sides of war; prioritized protecting their land; Catawba were key Patriot ally

Battle of Camden

Crushing Patriot defeat due to inexperience; led to a rise of backcountry guerilla warfare

Battle of Sullivan’s Island

British defeat resulting from palmetto logs and tides/sandbars in the Charles Town Harbor

Battle of Saratoga

This battle convinced France to ally w/ colonists; turning point of the war in North

Battle of Cowpens

Overwhelming Patriot victory that forced General Cornwallis to retreat British back to NC

Siege of Charles Town

Surrender of SC port city after 6 weeks; considered major low point of war for Patriots

African Americans

Fear of an armed rebellion prevented this group from serving SC military against Britain