Why Was the Battle of Kings Mountain a Turning Point

question 54

Multiple Choice

Why was the Battle of Kings Mountain a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

• A) From that point forward, the war would mainly be fought in the North rather
• Than the South.
• B) Most families who had been split apart by the war restored family ties in the face
• Of this horrific battle.
• C) The battle was the greatest defeat that the Americans had ever suffered and nearly
• Caused Washington to lose hope.
• D) The British soundly defeated the Americans in a head-on battle when the two
• Sides were evenly matched.
• E) The American militiamen decisively defeated the British and undermined their
• Southern strategy.

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