Acts
What did the Sugar Act tax?
Molasses, Sugar, Coffee, Wines, Pimento, Textiles
What was the worst Patriot defeat in South Carolina?
The Siege of Charleston
They wanted to remain part of Great Britain.
Loyalists
What groups organized protests and boycotts against taxes imposed by Great Britain. They would often tar and feather tax collectors and organized many “tea parties”.
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty
What did the Loyalists and Patriots have in common?
They lived in the American colonies.
What act forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
Quartering Act
Who joined the revolutionary war to help the Continental Army after the Battle of Saratoga?
The French
Who did the Cherokee tribe support and why?
The loyalists because the British promised to return their land after the war.
Why did African Americans side with the British during the American Revolution?
They were promised their freedom.
What two patriot groups worked together to defeat the British at the Battle of Cowpens?
SC Militia and the Continental Army
Why did the British tax the colonists?
To pay off the debt from the French and Indian War.
Which battle would this quote from an historical marker reference, "In 1780, mountain men from North and South Carolina joined together and attacked the British army using guerilla warfare tactics. They hid behind bushes and rocks and then ambushed the army."
Battle of Kings Mountain
Which side was Paul Revere on?
Patriots
Which group performed these tasks during the American Revolution...
Managed farms and plantations
Served as messengers and spies for the army
Served as nurses
Women
What negative effect did Great Britain suffer after the French and Indian War?
A significant amount of debt.
What act was a direct result of the Boston Tea Party?
How did the Siege of Charleston impact the war?
The British took control of Charleston Harbor and cut off supply lines.
Which group of South Carolinians would most likely be Loyalists during the American Revolution?
Residents of the Upcountry
Why did the Native Americans side with the British during the American Revolution?
They promised to undo the injustices done by the colonists.
What was the motivation for European nations to come to South Carolina?
They wanted resources and wealth for their mother country.
How did the Proclamation Line of 1763 impact the relationship between the colonists and Great Britain?
Tensions increased because colonists wanted to settle west of the line but the Proclamation prevented it.
What tactics did the Continental Army begin to use that made it possible for them to defeat the British in South Carolina?
Hit and Run tactics (Guerrilla Warfare)
Which group tended to be Patriots because they felt that independence would give them political and economic power?
Lowcountry plantation owners
Which groups would pick the patriots or the loyalists based on who could help their self-interests?
African Americans, Native Americans and Women
What complaint did the colonists have with the British government based off of this quote by Samuel Adams,
"If taxes are laid upon us in any shape without our having a legal representative where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable status of tributary slaves?"
Taxation without representation