Acts
Law taxing foreign sugar and imported molasses.
Sugar Act of 1764
Site of SC's first Revolutionary War battle.
Ninety Six
African American casualty at the Boston Massacre.
Crispus Attucks
who were american colonists that wanted independence from Britain
Patriot
What primary rallying cry protested British taxation?
Give me liberty or give me death
Tax stamp required on printed goods from England.
Stamp Act of 1765
Palmetto log & sand fort that absorbed cannonballs.
Fort Moultrie
British commander that surrendered at York Town
General Cornwallis
What items were taxed under the Townshend Duties?
Glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
Why did colonists refuse tea under the Tea Act of 1773?
Buying taxed tea meant accepting Britain's tax rights
Banned colonies from printing money to pay debts.
Currency Act of 1764
How did Gen. Morgan defeat British forces at Cowpens?
Faked retreat & used targeted sniper fire
King of Britain during the Revolutionary War
King George III
Why did Britain strictly enforce trade laws post-1763?
To pay off severe war debts incurred
What SC exception was granted during trade boycotts?
Banned indigo exports while allowing rice sales
British parlaiment passed this act to assert full power to pass binding colonial laws.
Declaratory Act of 1766
What mistake cost Patriots victory at Eutaw Springs?
Looted British camp, letting enemy regroup
George Washington
How was the Boston Tea Party executed?
Disguised as Native Americans & dumped tea
Why was the East India Company broke prior to 1773?
. Colonial boycotts left unsold tea in warehouses
The British parliament passed this laws in retaliation to the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
How did US & French forces force surrender at Yorktown?
Land siege combined with French sea blockade
Who suggested to arm slaves in exchange for freedom?
John Laurens
What portion of Continental forces were enslaved men?
1/5
What paradox exists in the Declaration of Independence?
Declared equality while slavery remained active