French & Indian War
Which country lost control of its North American territories after the French and Indian War?
France
A tax on foreign sugar, molasses, coffee, etc.
Sugar Act
Taxed all paper products in the colonies.
Stamp Act
Who fought for the British because they were promised freedom in exchange for their services?
African Americans
Which battle was remembered for the non-traditional fighting tactics of General Morgan?
Cowpens
Which country gave up control of Florida and took possession of all land west of the Mississippi River after the French and Indian War?
Spain
A tax on imported goods, such as paper, paint, glass, tea, etc.
Townshend Acts
American colonists had to feed and house British soldiers.
Quartering Act
Who founded the Charles Town Sons of Liberty?
Christopher Gadsden
Which battle is considered a turning point in the American Revolution?
Which country took control of Florida and all land up to the Mississippi River after the French and Indian War?
England
Which group boycotted British goods?
First Continental Congress
The British East India Company taxed and lowered the price of _____ to get colonists to buy it in the _____ Act.
Tea
Who took over the management of farms and served as nurses?
Women
In which battle did the commander run away?
Camden
Which country was left in significant debt because of the French and Indian War?
England
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Second Continental Congress
What was fought over control of the Ohio River Valley?
The French and Indian War
Who were the 3 most famous partisan/guerilla warfare leaders in South Carolina?
Andrew Pickens
Francis Marion
Thomas Sumter
What was the last battle in South Carolina?
Eutaw Springs
What prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War?
The Proclamation of 1763
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What event in Boston was a protest against the Tea Act?
Boston Tea Party
Who were South Carolina's 4 signers of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Heyward, Jr
Thomas Lynch, Jr
Arthur Middleton
Edward Rutledge
Which battle won the French Alliance?
Saratoga