Vocabulary
What was the nickname given to the colonists who were loyal to Great Britain?
Tories
Near what city would you find Fort Sumter?
Charleston
What crop would enslaved people have been most likely to work with in colonial times?
Rice
More battles were fought in South Carolina than any other colony because of the strength of what political group?
Loyalists
Why were people in the Antebellum period considered poor?
They did not own land
What group is known for their African roots and language that has survived since the 18th century?
Which city fell to the British in 1780, resulting in the loss of a major port and many colonial leaders?
Charleston
In what period was the bow and arrow invented?
The Woodland period
How did the Stamp Act affect prices in the American colonies?
It raised the prices of many items
What did the 13th Amendment do?
It abolished slavery
What is the headright system?
The government granted large amounts of land to settlers to encourage settlement.
What area of the North American colonies was known for tobacco production?
Virginia
What were the three main crops that Eastern Woodlands tribes relied on?
corn, beans, squash
Who were the three South Carolinians responsible for many successful attacks against the British using guerrilla warfare as their main battle tactics?
Francis Marion, Andrew Pickens, Thomas Sumter
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Establish citizenship for everyone born in America and give those citizens rights
What is a wigwam?
Colonists in the Upcountry/Backcountry would have most likely been on what side during the American Revolution?
Loyalists
What were the effects of the Stono Rebellion?
Harsher slave codes
Who helped smuggle secret messages through British lines?
Emily Geiger
What event led to the attack on Fort Sumter?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Why did the headright system classify South Carolina as a Southern colony?
It led to the formation of large plantations based on cash crops.
What three continents were involved in Triangular Trade?
North America, Europe, Africa
Why were enslaved people trying to escape to Florida?
The Spanish offered freedom to any who made it to St. Augustine
What group tarred and feathered tax collectors to deter them from collecting taxes?
Sons of Liberty
What was the purpose of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
To destroy the South's strategic and economic capacity to fight