During the Revolutionary War, tensions between backcountry farmers and wealthy planters:

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Tensions between backcountry farmers (many of whom were small farmers who owned few slaves) and wealthy planters (who owned large numbers of slaves) led to dissatisfaction with colonial leadership and the emergence of Loyalist sentiment in some southern regions. This gave the British hope that they might be able to enlist the support of southern Loyalists, which could have weakened the colonial cause. However, it did not enable the British to turn around their previously unsuccessful performance during the war, prompt mutinies within colonial ranks, or lead to Benedict Arnold's defection to the British.

During the Revolutionary War, Tensions Between Backcountry Farmers and Wealthy