After taking command of the southern campaign for the Americans, Nathanael Greene

A) instructed his troops to follow a scorched-earth policy.
B) systematically seized the property of loyalists throughout the South.
C) adopted a conciliatory policy toward loyalists and neutrals throughout the South.
D) destabilized civilian governments throughout the area.

Nathanael Greene

A major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, who was known for his successful command in the Southern Campaign, forcing British Lieutenant General Cornwallis to abandon the Carolinas and head for Virginia.

Southern Campaign

A phrase often used to describe a series of battles in the southern states during the American Revolutionary War that were crucial to the eventual American victory.

Loyalists

Colonists in America who remained loyal to the British crown during the American Revolutionary War, opposing independence.