A Taste of Southern Tradition
In 1781, our young country was at war with one of the strongest countries in the world. England was trying their best to keep America under its control. In 1780, the British won a decisive victory in Charlestown, South Carolina, and thus shifted their war strategy to the southern theater to help win the war. After the victory, British sympathizers, known as Tories, were up in arms to punish, capture or kill as many Whigs (patriots) as they could. Many a Southern homestead, barn and crop was burned. Some captured Whigs were shot on the spot, some were hanged and others had to run for their liv...
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