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Standard 4-3.3

4-3.3 Summarize the importance of the key battles of the Revolutionary War and the reasons for American victories including Lexington and Concord, Bunker (Breed’s) Hill, Charleston, Saratoga, Cowpens, and Yorktown.

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Captain John Sevier | Kings Mountain
Captain John Sevier | Kings Mountain
Episode 2

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After the patriot's victory at the Battle of Camden, under the direction of Major Patrick Ferguson, British Provincials and Loyalist solders were sent to suppress Patriot activity in the mountains...
Colonel Isaac Shelby | Kings Mountain
Colonel Isaac Shelby | Kings Mountain
Episode 3

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Col. Isaac Shelby was from “over the mountain” in what is now Tennessee. He along with Elijah Clarke, leader of the Wilkes County, Georgia Militia and James Williams, leader of the Little River...
Overmountain Men | Kings Mountain
Overmountain Men | Kings Mountain
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Overmountain men were American frontiersmen from west of the Appalachian Mountains (now Tennessee) who fought in the Revolutionary War. When Major Patrick Ferguson led his amy into South Carolina, he...
Major Patrick Ferguson | Kings Mountain
Major Patrick Ferguson | Kings Mountain
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Major Patrick Ferguson was a Scottish officer who was trained loyalists in traditional British military techniques, especially the use of the bayonet. He earned the nickname “Bulldog” during his...
General Horatio Gates | Battle of Camden
General Horatio Gates | Battle of Camden
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General Horatio Gates was the leader of the new Continental Army in the South. He was known as the “Hero of Saratoga,” one of the biggest patriot victories, in New York State in 1777. His second-in...
Provincials and British Legion
Provincials and British Legion
Episode 4

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During the American Revolutionary War, the British army recruited men from the colonies to fight for the Crown. These recruits were known as Provincials. They were uniformed professional soldiers who...