Causes of the American Revolution
Why were the colonists in South Carolina unhappy with the Stamp Act? A: tax was too high
B. The Colonists had never paid British taxes
C. Representatives of the colony had not voted for the tax
D. The tax money was being shared with the French and Indians
C. Representatives of the colony had not voted for the tax
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the name of the battle that took place just down the road?
The Battle of Cowpens
Which woman played a major role as a spy for the Battle of Cowpens and lived at Walnut Grove Plantation?
Kate Moore Barry
What kind of men fought at the Battle of Kings Mountain?
Mountain men
What did the colonists do as a result of the tea tax?
Boston Tea Party (dumped tea into the harbor)
This man was nicknamed "The Swamp Fox"
Francis Marion
Fort Moultrie's walls were made of this tree
Palmetto Tree
This girl rode 40 miles to deliver a message to patriot soldiers when she was just 16 years old.
Was the Declaration of Independence signed at the first or second Continental Congress?
Second
Finish this phrase: "No taxation...''
"No taxation without representation"
This person was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
What is the name of the type of warfare that the patriots used at the Battle of Kings Mountain?
Partisan warfare
What are 3 things that women did during the war?
Cooking, Sewing, managing the planation, dressing as men to fight
What do you call the money charged to colonists that helped repay the cost of the French and Indian War?
Taxes
After the Intolerable Acts were implemented the colonists signed a document called the
Declaration of Independence
This person jumped over the wall at the Battle of Sullivan's Island to save the flag.
William Jasper
What is the name of the first battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Lexington and Corcord
Why did the Cherokee fight with the British?
They were promised land
Which British Major was killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain?
Patrick Ferguson
What is the name of the war that put the King of England into debt and caused him to tax the colonists?
The French and Indian War
This Colonel was a hero at the Battle of Sullivan's Island and later had the fort renamed in his honor.
William Moultrie
Name two battles that happened in South Carolina.
Sullivan's Island
Kings Mountain
Cowpens
Eutaw Springs
Who fought with the British in return for their freedom?
Slaves
What does South Carolina's motto, "Dum spiro spero" mean?
While I breathe, I hope.