Kings Mountain Study Guide

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

• Thomas Paine
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson

Where was most of the fighting fought up to this point?

• North
• South
• East
• West

Fighting was mostly around the cities of ________, ________, ________, and ___________

• New York, Princeton, and Boston
• New York, Trenton, and Philadelphia
• Concord, Lexington, and Philadelphia
• Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.

After the British loss at the Battle of ____________, the British turned their sights to the southern colonies.

• Saratoga
• Trenton
• Princeton
• Queens Mountain

What was sir henry Clinton's plan?

• recruit militia men that lived in the Southern backcountry
• recruit patriots that lived in the Southern backcountry
• recruit loyalists that lived in the Southern backcountry
• recruit anyone that lived in the Southern backcountry

In December of 1778, the British seized_______________, ___________.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Boston, Massachusetts's
• Savannah, Georgia

What happened at the battle of kings Mountain?

• The Americans won and gained morale, and supplies
• The Americans lost and lost more morale, and supplies
• The Americans won and gained horses, and cannons
• The Americans lost and lost the southern part of the United States

Why was the battle at Kings Mountain considered a pivotal moment?

• The Americans re-took Savannah
• The Americans were able to get a substantial amount of cannons
• The Americans ganined morale and momentum
• The Americans re-took most of South Carolina

what happened to Ferguson during the battle of Kings Mountain?

• He was immediately fired for losing the battle
• Taken as a prisoner and eventually switched sides
• shot and killed during the battle
• abandoned his post and was never seen again

In the months ahead, two able American generals,_____________, __________.

• Knox, and Nathanael Greene
• Daniel Morgan and George Washington
• Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan
• Nathanael Greene, and Francis Marion