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Why was the Battle of Kettle Creek important?

It proved that the loyalists had little support in the South.
It was the beginning of a truce between loyalists and patriots.
It proved the loyalists had a lot of support in the South.
It resulted in the death of George Washington.

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The Patriot victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek boosted the moral of other Patriots after Savannah had fallen to the British in late 1778. The results of the battle also stunted British attempts to recruit loyalists to their cause in Georgia. Top Image taken from larger image of the American flag.

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