Question

Read the following statement.

The Loyalists were at a disadvantage during the Battle of Kings Mountain.

Which sentence from the article provides the BEST support for the above statement?

Question 1 options:

A)Then, they would fight with bayonets, which were sharp spikes attached to the end of the musket.


B)It was a battle between the Patriots who wanted independence and the Loyalists who were loyal to England.


C)The total strength of the Loyalist force was about 1,100 people, but the day of the battle, there were only around 800 Loyalist militia and 100 other troops.


D)Then, the best Loyalists fighters went down the ridge with their bayonets toward the Patriots.

Answer 1

Answer:The answer is option 1: Loyalists supported the Continental Congress.

Step-by-step explanation:

Loyalists supported the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, therefore they were against the Congress and the ongoing revolution at that time. Congress, as well as all states, passed repressive measures against them, such as orders to confiscate or tax their property, prohibition to hold office and disenfranchise them.