Revolutionary Words
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This and That
100
Made up of citizen soldiers
What is militia?
100
The fort on Sullivan's Island was renamed this.
What is Fort Moultrie?
100
This guerrilla fighter was known as the "Swamp Fox"
Who is Francis Marion?
100
South Carolinian who was known as the "Flame of Liberty" and became the leader of the Sons of Liberty in S.C.
Who is Christopher Gadsden?
100
This is the name of the place where Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington.
What is Yorktown?
200
Another name for guerrilla fighters
What is partisan?
200
The battle that was a horrible defeat for Horatio Gates and the Patriot militia.
What is Camden?
200
This guerrilla fighter was known as the "Gamecock"
Who is Thomas Sumter?
200
He served as the fourth president of the Continental Congress and was the only American imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Who is Henry Laurens?
200
This is what was added to the South Carolina state flag in honor of the victory at Fort Moultrie.
What is a palmetto tree?
300
A soldier who fights for whichever side will pay him
What is mercenary?
300
The battle where Patrick Ferguson and Tory fighters were defeated by the Over the Mountain men.
What is Kings Mountain?
300
He took over command of the Southern branch of the Continental Army after the loss at Camden.
Who is Nathanael Greene?
300
He was sent to the Continental Congress to help his ailing father. He signed the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Lynch, Jr.?
300
This caused citizens in the back country of S.C. to side with the Patriot cause.
What is Buford's Massacre or the Battle of the Waxhaws?
400
The name given to the area around Charlotte, N.C. because of its resistance to Tory rule
What is "hornet's nest"?
400
This defeat was a blow for the Patriots because it was the most important port city south of Philadelphia.
What is Charleston?
400
Henry Clinton left this British lord in charge of the British army in South Carolina
Who is Cornwallis?
400
The members of this Indian tribe tended to support the Patriot cause in South Carolina.
Who are the Catawba?
400
The British gave this territory to the Americans at the end of the war.
What is land east of the Mississippi River?
500
Another name for Tory
What is Loyalist?
500
This battle was a major victory for the Patriot forces under the command of Daniel Morgan
What is Cowpens?
500
This partisan fighter was known as the Wizard Owl.
Who is Andrew Pickens?
500
He rescued the flag at the battle on Sullivan's Island. (Now Fort Moultrie)
Who is Sgt. Jasper?
500
After this battle in New York, France entered the war as the allies of the Americans
What is Saratoga?
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