An important american victory-"the turn of the tide of success"-was at:

The appropriate response is Kings Mountain. The fight was a urgent minute in the Southern crusade. The amazing triumph of the American nationalist civilian army over the Loyalists came after a string of dissident thrashings on account of Lord Cornwallis, and enormously raised the Patriots' assurance. 
The Battle of Kings Mountain endured 65 minutes. The Loyalists endured 290 executed, 163 injured, and 668 taken prisoner. The Patriot volunteer army endured 28 executed and 60 injured.

They were constantly being overlooked as a people and were being controlled by people who weren't really native to their homeland.