How did the geographic features of Upstate South Carolina contribute to the Patriot strategy and their ultimate success at the Battle of Cowpens? Objective This Land is Your Land is an interesting and aggressive lesson that incorporates research, hands on activities and on-site learning to illustrate and reinforce how the geographic features of Upstate South Carolina contributed to the Patriot strategy in their ultimate success at the Battle of Cowpens, 1781. Background This Land is Your Land is an interesting and aggressive lesson that incorporates research, hands on activities and on-site le Duration: 90 Minutes.