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What was the fort on Sullivan's Island made out of?
It was made out of palmetto logs and sand.
Why did the British decide to attack the South in 1780?
They decided to attack because the British assumed that most people would be loyal to them, and they could get a foothold in the colonies.
Battle of Cowpens.
how did South Carolinians feel about allowing slaves to fight in the war?
The Carolinians did not trust slaves to carry weapons, fearing they may rebel and kill whites.
After their loss at the Battle of Camden, the Patriots in the South resorted to mainly to this..
They resorted to using guerrilla warfare in an attempt to harass the British.
There was a civil war going on in SC in the early part of the American Revolution between what two groups?
It was between the Patriots and Loyalists.
Which SC city did the British forces capture in 1780 after a long siege?
The British captured Charlestown in 1780.
__ were allowed to join the colonial army in jobs such as cooks, spies, and other non, combat roles.
Slaves.
Why did so many partisan bands of militiamen form in South Carolina during the Revolution?
They formed in SC during the Revolution because the British turned many people against them because of their brutal tactics and actions.
This patriot leader was a soldier in SC during the Revolutionary War. He was known as the Gamecock, and he was very skilled in the tactics of mobile warfare.
Thomas Sumter
Why did the Continental army lose the Battle of Camden?
They lost because untrained militiamen ran away during battle.
What did the British promise slaves who served them during the American Revolution?
What happened of the Americans at the Battle of Camden?
At the Battle of Camden, Serneral Fates took an army of untrained militia with lack of food and rest into battle and lost.
What type of colonist would the following describe?
"Those who remained loyal to the King and Great Britain volunteered to fight on the British Side."
The quote describes the Loyalists.
This was announced on July 4th, 1776.
The news that the Declaration of Independence had been adopted.
What was the role of the Partisan (militia fighters) during the American Revolution?
They fought in militias against the British using guerrilla warfare tactics.
Who was one of the greatest guerrilla warriors in the Revolution and a leader of the partisan bands of militia?
Francis Marion was.
Why did the American forces win the Battle of Sullivan's Island?
The American forces won the Battle of Sullivan's Island because palmetto logs and sand absorbed the impact of the British cannon fire.
How did South Carolina women contribute to the Patriot cause?
They managed farms and served as messenger, spies, cooks, and nurses.
The Deceleration of Independence was based on the principals of a man named __.
John Locke.
Why did the British want to control Charlestown?
What battle is viewed as the turning point of the Revolutionary war in SC because of a group of upcountry mountain men who destroyed a loyalist army, showing the British that they cannot control the backcountry of the colony?
The battle of Kings Mountain was seen as a turning point of the Revolutionary War.
Why were the Partisan militia leaders Thomas Sumter and Francis Marion so effective in attacking the British in South Carolina?
They were so effective because they used guerrilla warfare tactics to harass the enemy with surprise tactics and raids.
Why was the South Carolina Provincial Congress established?
They established it to govern the South Carolina colony and make preparations for war.
Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter used tactics called __, a type of fighting in which small groups of soldiers harass or launch surprise attacks on the enemy, and then suddenly disappear into the swamps of SC.
They used the tactic called Guerrilla Warfare.