Road to Revolution
What is the French and Indian War?
This war left Britain with a large debt and led Britain to begin taxing and controlling the colonies more closely.
What 1764 law placed taxes on foreign sugar and molasses brought into the colonies?
The Sugar Act
What form of protest did colonists use when they refused to purchase certain British goods?
Boycott
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
A colonial protest group organized resistance against British taxes and policies.
What battles are considered the beginning of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This British order prevented colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What law required colonists to purchase a special stamp for many printed materials?
Stamp Act
During this protest, colonists boarded ships dressed as Natives.
Boston Tea Party
Who was Crispus Attucks?
African American man killed in the Boston Massacre is often remembered as the first person to die for the cause of American independence.
What was the Second Continental Congress?
Delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia at this meeting after fighting had begun.
What is Salutary Neglect?
This was Britain's unofficial policy of allowing the colonies to manage many of their own affairs as long as they remained loyal.
What laws taxed imported goods such as paper, paint, glass, and tea?
Townshend Acts
What laws did Britain pass to punish Massachusetts following the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
Who was William Campbell?
He was South Carolina's last royal governor and eventually fled Charles Town aboard a British warship.
Who did the Second Continental Congress place in command of the new Continental Army?
George Washington
What were the Navigation Acts?
These British laws required the colonies to trade mainly with Britain and other parts of the British Empire.
What law was passed after the Stamp Act was repealed, this law claimed Parliament could make laws for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever."?
Declaratory Act
What meeting did delegates from 12 colonies have in Philadelphia in 1774 to organize a united response to British policies?
First Continental Congress
Who was the person who Thomas Jefferson's ideas about natural rights and the social contract were influenced by?
John Locke
Who was the Declaration of Independence written by?
Thomas Jefferson
How much money did Britain owe after the French and Indian War?
140 Million British Pounds
OR $620 million to $670 million in US dollars in the 1700s
What ability/power did colonial assemblies use to control over taxation and government spending to influence colonial governors?
Power of the Purse
What was important about South Carolina when the colonists wanted to boycott exporting British goods?
They made most of their money on exporting rice and indigo
Name three of the five South Carolinians chosen to represent the colony at the meeting of delegates in Philadelphia.
Christopher Gadsden, Thomas Lynch, John Rutledge, Edward Rutledge, and Henry Middleton.
Name the four South Carolinians who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward Jr., Thomas Lynch Jr., and Arthur Middleton.