South Carolina
Leaders from South Carolina helped write the ________________________________ (8) of Independence
Declaration
This term describes a place ruled by another country.
Colony
Harsh laws passed by Britain to punish the colonies after protests like the Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts
What country ruled the original colonies in which South Carolina was a part of?
Great Britain/England
Money that is owed to someone or a group
This plant was used to make a blue dye for cloth and was a valuable colonial crop.
Indigo
This large farm grew crops like rice, cotton, and indigo.
plantation
A tax on paper goods like newspapers and legal documents.
Stamp Act
The unfair laws the king imposed made many colonists angry, leading to the American ___________________, in which they fought for freedom.
To refuse to buy or use something as a form of protest.
Boycott
Once South Carolina became a state, it needed its own what? to make laws
Government
What crop made South Carolina an important colony?
Rice
A law that taxed tea and allowed one British company to sell it directly to the colonies.
Tea Act
What country did the Native Americans help during the French and Indian War?
France
True or False- Government means group of people makes laws and leads a country or state.
True
When South Carolinians protested and refused to buy items that came from Great Britain, such as clothes, tea, and glass-what were they doing?
Boycotting
This word means freedom from being ruled by someone else.
Independence
What event involved dumping tea into the harbor as a protest?
The Boston Tea Party
True or False Newspapers, legal papers, and playing cards were taxed due to the Intolerable Acts.
False
This big fight or war aimed to change a government or system.
Revolution
This major city in South Carolina was an important port during colonial times.
Charles Town/Charleston
Money people pay to the government to fund services is called this.
Tax
True or False Great Britain forced the colonists to let who live in their homes?
British Soldiers
Name four of the original 13 colonies.
Virginia Massachusetts New Hampshire Maryland Connecticut Rhode Island Delaware North Carolina South Carolina New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Georgia
This official statement declared something important, like the American colonies declaring independence.
Declaration