In the battles that occurred in South Carolina during the American Revolution, South Carolinians heavily affected the outcome of the battle. For example, during the battle of Kings Mountain, the battle was only fought between the local militia and the British forces; the Continental Army wasn’t even involved in the battle, which ended in a Patriot win. Also, in the battle of Charleston, Fort Moultrie, the fort that appeared to absorb the cannonballs from British battleships, was built by South Carolinians. However, those two battles weren’t the only two battles where South Carolinians had a major role in a battle. In the Battle of Camden, the patriot force was exhausted after marching for miles with few supplies over the night, and fought …show more content…
The British didn’t know this until it was too late, and the British were destroyed by the Patriot force. The Battle of Cowpens is what caused the British forces in the area to retreat to Yorktown, VA, where the war ended. The remaining British forces in South Carolina were then driven out of South Carolina in the Battle of Eutaw Springs.
In an attempt to prevent such wars to occur again, the founding fathers of the United States decided on how the Government would run, in the Articles of Confederation. However, the Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the states and the U.S. Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation as a “guide” on what the government can do, and what the government cannot do. The U.S. Constitution split the power of government, using separation of powers, into three branches of
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With the new technology, army generals need to come up with new strategies to use these technologies, and what strategies to counter the new technologies. One example of a Northern strategy was to blockade the Southern coastlines with a new type of warship, an ironclad warship, which is a regular warship that is plated in iron to minimize the damage taken by cannonballs from the enemy warship. The plan also included destroying Southern land supply lines by destroying their railroads and cutting radio wires. This plan was the Anaconda Plan, and was eventually replaced by a radical new plan: to destroy anything that can support the Southern war machine that the North can access. This plan, still used today, is called total war, or attrition. The South, fighting a defensive war, had totally different strategies. One was to use blockade runners, fast and agile European ships, to bypass the Union blockade. Another strategy was to stand ground and slowly wear the Northern forces down until they surrender. Conscription, drafting people of draft age into the military, was also used. King Cotton Diplomacy, the belief that European importers of Cotton would ally with the South if they cut the cotton exports, was also employed by the
Lee during the Civil War are used in battlefields still today. General Lee knew that the resources of the South were limited compared to the North. Lee’s tactic to overcome the disadvantage was to attack the North rather than waiting for the North to attack them. He divided his troops into smaller groups and made many attacks instead of one, thinking it would throw them off guard and be more effective to command several small groups than it would be to command a larger one. General Lee studied at West Point University where he studied war and tactics.
Unit 3 Test After the Revolution and the failure that was the Articles of Confederation, the nation needed order. Thus the nation’s leaders came together during the summer of 1787 at the Philadelphia Convention to draft the Constitution of the United States. The constitution was ratified in 1788. The Federalist Party had to gain nine of the thirteen states’ approval of the constitution to ratify it despite the goals of the Declaration of Independance. After the tyranny of the British rule, the new citizens of the United States wanted a severely limited government.
Battle of Camden The battle of Camden fought on august 16th 1780 during the revolutionary war, Reasons for the British for attacking Camden were varied depending on opinions and notes. From that point on there were many reasons for the attack but the main one could definitely be that the British needed Camden for personal gain. General Horatio gates (the leader of the defensive militia) was assigned to take back north, Carolina with men who were not mentally or physically trained, since they weren't, they were demolished about 2,000 - 3,000 British to Camden. The last of the colonists were imprisoned or killed.
The Battle of Hampton Roads: Monitor Versus Merrimac The Battle of Hampton Roads forever altered naval warfare despite ending in a draw. While the introduction of ironclad technology saw many changes to warship defense and gunnery, neither ship decisively won. This draw actually benefitted the Union in the Civil War effort.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government powers were limited, all the power was given to the states. The federal government had only a one-house Congress;
Noah Stevens Professor James Maggio POS 1041 30 September 2016 Over three-hundred years ago The United States had to quickly make a constitution, and decided upon the Articles of Confederation. The United States started out like an experiment for the World. This experiment was what our Government will become, there was not a defined path on what our future will behold. The path to present day for The United States was a rough one, but the experiment turned out to be a success in the end.
North and South Carolina used to be on big colony but ended up splitting in the year 1729 because of the differences in the colonies and the conflicts they caused. To name a few, North Carolina's population was manly made up of farmers that planted things like tobacco and corn. They also used ports in Virginia instead of the ones in South Carolina because it was very difficult to trade in the Southern ports. Whereas in South Carolina about half of the population was made up of African slaves that knew how to farm. Because of this the south was able to have large plantations and become very prosperous, they also relied on their own ports unlike the North.
A problem that arose during the Articles of Confederation was the fact that there were no laws over states, no enforcement of these laws, and no interpretation of these laws. The founders saw these three errors and came up with the legislative (creation of laws), judicial (interpretation of laws) and executive (enforcement of laws). These three branches gave the federal government the ability to solve issues between states and also to form treaties and negotiate with other countries. A system known as checks and balances was also put into place to keep control in the hands of the people. The system lets the branches check the power of the other branches and keep them from becoming too strong.
Brittany Morrison H340- Professor Cappello October 30, 2017 Letter to James Duane Alexander Hamilton September 03, 1780 The American Constitution is a vital segment of the United States’ foundation-- it was the premise of a unique government that did not exist before its time. Although, prior to the Constitution The Founding Fathers of the United States sought to establish a government that would not exploit the American people the way the British government had done so. With considerable fear of corruption, standing armies and lack of representation the Articles of Confederation was enacted. At the outset, the A.O.C had achieved exactly what it was written to do-- supply the governed people with the power over the government.
The branches of Government When the constitution was written it was written so that no one person could have all the power of the government. The constitution wanted to make sure that all people could have the benefits of the federal government but still live with separate state laws. Because no man is immune from enticements of evil, none can be trusted and invested with limitless power. (Lapeer, RUsseell W. issue 6 p. 2).
There were several differences between northern and southern Carolina. One of the main differences was that geographically, the northern part never fit in with the southern part of Carolina. In northern Carolina it was mostly populated by farmers that sold tobacco which was their primary crop. Many of the early settlers had come from Virginia and used their ports, because they did not have easy access to the southerner’s ports. The biggest difference between the north and south was that the south used slaves from Africa to farm the big plantations they had.
The battle of Cowpens took place in South Carolina on January 17, 1781 between the Continental Army under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and the British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton. The battle of Cowpens is known to be the turning point of the war and one of the most significant battle of the Revolutionary War. It brought the war closer to an end, as well as an American victory after so many defeats, whilst boosting American confidence and morale and slowing down momentum for the British forces. The battle was a much-needed battle for the American’s morale as they started to lose faith that they could win the war.
The Constitution and the Articles of Confederation Immediately following the American Revolution, the founding fathers came up with a form of a constitution to run the country. It was called “The Articles of Confederation” and it was inefficient at governing the people due to the weak central government and its inability to impose taxes or raise any form of revenue for the country. It did however, create a Judicial Supreme Court that could oversee states court cases and make a final decision in the most unbiased manner. And yet, it did not unify the states like the Constitution did when it passed.
South Carolina South Carolina is one of two sister colonies. South Carolina has a lot in common with her sister colony, North Carolina. They were officially separated in 1729; however, long before that the two colonies followed different paths. South Carolina’s way led her down the steep slope of instability and through the forests of slavery and judgment. Despite this she came out alive and well on the other side.
So with this Britain revised it military strategy to defend the south. The strategy at first was a success at first when British troops where able to launch seaborne attacks on Savannah, Ga. They were than able to take Augusta, Ga by 1779. The strategy allowed British troops to conquer South Carolina in 1780.