7. How did the Battle of Kettle Creek help the Patriot cause in Georgia during the American Revolution?
A. The battle convinced the French to support the United States against Britain.
B. The battle caused most American Indians in the region to stay neutral in the war.
C. The battle boosted Patriot morale and helped them get supplies that they needed.
D. The battle gave the Patriots access to a port and helped them break Britain's blockade.

D.

Explanation:

The Patriot victory frustrated the British and dealt a severe blow to loyalist recruitment in Georgia. A militia force of Patriots decisively defeated and scattered a Loyalist militia force that was on its way to British-controlled Augusta. The victory demonstrated the inability of British forces to hold the interior of the state, or to protect even sizable numbers of Loyalist recruits outside their immediate area.

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