History of the United States I / Unit 6 USH1 0770 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Savage Civil War
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The idea
South Carolina divided, with revolutionary partisans in the backcountry and strong Loyalist populations on the coast.
In practice
Revenge killings and the destruction of property becoming mainstays of the fighting.
Where people slip
The anchor calls it a savage civil war that gripped the South, which is a different war from the one fought at Saratoga.
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