How did the actions of South Carolinians contribute to a turning point in the war with the Battle of Kings Mountain? The Patriot force could not organize in time to defeat the British, who then took control of the war.
South Carolinian mountain men joined a Patriot army, which forced the British into retreat.
Loyalists in South Carolina provided aid to the British forces, which helped them defeat the Patriots.
South Carolinians, tired of the fighting on their land, refused to join the war effort, allowing defeat by the British.