People
Explain the difference between a Patriot and a Loyalist
Loyalist - loyal to the King
Patriot - pro independence from Great Britain
Explain the events of the Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as Natives dumped 375 ($1 Million) worth of tea into the Boston Harbor
First Battle of the Revolutionary War; Patriots vs. Loyalists
Battle at Ninety-Six
What day was the Declaration of Independence put into effect?
July 4, 1776
Which event led to numerous causes of the American Revolution?
French and Indian War
Leader of the British Military
General Cornwallis
This Act prohibited colonists from printing their own money
Currency Act
This group of people showed up at the Battle of Yorktown and it sealed a Patriot Victory
French Navy
How did the Stamp Act directly impact the colonists?
Required every piece of printed material to be purchased with a stamp (Legal Docs, playing cards, newspapers, contracts, etc.)
List three roles African Americans had in the war
Sailors, Servants, Cooks, Laborers, Spies, Navigators, Carpenters, infantry men
Leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
This Act led Colonists to begin 'smuggling' in their own goods
This Battle featured Mountain Men of the Southeast and the Patriot Victory boosted morale
Battle of King's Mountain
What were the unalienable rights, the colonists felt were taken from them?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Name women of the featured women we talked about in the American Revolution. List their name and the action they took to assist the Patriots.
Martha Bratton
Jane Black Thomas
Emily Geiger
Rebecca Motte
Thomas Sumter - The Gamecock
Andrew Pickens - Wizard Owl
List 2 parts of the Intolerable Acts
Closed Boston Port
Suspended Mass. Assembly
British Soldiers could be housed in privately owned establishments
Explain why the Patriots were able to win the Battle of Sullivan's Island
Ships ran aground on the sandbars
Cannonballs absorbed by Palmetto Tree Logs
Which colony did not have representation at the Continental Congress meetings (their choice)?
Georgia
How were white Patriots and black Patriots treated differently?
Whites were compensated and Africans were not.
Name the title and author of the pamphlet that encouraged the Colonists to fight the British
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Explain why the Bloody Massacre could be regarded as the most influential piece of American propaganda in US History
Stolen Idea from H. Pelham
Numerous Discrepancies
Daniel Morgan led his army of tough Continentals and backwoods militia to a brilliant victory over Banastre Tarleton's battle-hardened force of British regulars. Located in present-day South Carolina north of Spartanburg.
Battle at Cowpens
What officially ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Which King placed the taxes on the Colonists?
King George III