The <span> important event which led neutral civilians in the South to give their support to the Patriots was: </span>the Patriots' decisive victory at Kings Mountain, South Carolina
Carolina is located directly in the middle of Northern and Southern states so they basically have no political affiliation. After winning the battle of Kings Mountain, half of Caroline (the Northern Carolina) became affiliated with the Northern states.
Invention of new weapons/gases was HUGE, but Disease and famine was also a large factor
After the Qin Dynasty collapsed in 207 BC after four years of civil war, Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty
I would have probably been a patron of the arts.
