Question

How was the fighting in the South during the third stage of the war different than in the other stages of the war and regions of the colonies?

A: It was a mixture of bloody civil war between civilians, use of guerilla forces for hit-and-run attacks, and battles with standing armies

B:The fighting was done only with the large standing armies of the Continental army and the British army.

C:The fighting was done only with the large standing armies of the Continental army and the British army.

D:There was very little fighting done as the British only worked to occupy Charleston, South Carolina for its port so it could cut off trade for the southern colonies.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) There was very little fighting done as the British only worked to occupy Charleston, South Carolina for its port so it could cut off trade for the southern colonies.

The fighting in the South during the third stage of the war was different than in the other stages of the war and regions of the colonies in that there was very little fighting done as the British only worked to occupy Charleston, South Carolina for its port so it could cut off trade for the southern colonies.

The three stages of the Revolutionary War in which the Continental Army defeated the English troops to gain independence from the British crown, were the following: the New England stage from 1775 to April 1776; the Middle Atlantic stage from May 1776 to June 1778; and the Southern stage, from December 1778 to October 1781.