How did colonists in South Carolina react to the Stamp Act?
Angry mobs hung and burned effigies of the customs officials.
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What were the Townshend Acts?
Taxes (duties) on all glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
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What caused the formation of the First Continental Congress?
Colonial frustration over laws passed by the British Parliament. In particular, they were opposed to the Intolerable Acts imposed on Boston.
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What term means dummies or other images of someone who is hated?
effigies
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Of the five SC representatives to the First Continental Congress, which one supported independence from Great Britain from the very beginning?
Christopher Gadsden
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Explain "No taxation without representation."
Taxation was unfair because American colonists did not have representation in Parliament in England. Only the colonial representative assemblies should tax the colonists.
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When the colonists refused to buy goods from merchants who imported goods taxed by the Townshend Acts, this was an example of ________________.
boycotting
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The First Continental Congress voiced their opposition to British laws by initiating a non-exportation agreement. What was the only exception to this agreement?
South Carolina could export rice.
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What term means to refuse to approve something, such as a law?
veto
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Why might there have been less anti-British sentiment in South Carolina than in many other colonies?
Compared to other colonies, South Carolina was not as affected by several British laws; for example, this colony was allowed to continue its rice trade.
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In what way did the French and Indian War remove the Spanish threat to South Carolina?
According to the Treaty of Paris, Florida went to the British; therefore, the Spanish threat was removed.
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What was the purpose of the Tea Act?
The Tea Act said that only the East India Tea Company could sell tea in the colonies which created a monopoly on tea sales.
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Which South Carolinian was the president of the First Continental Congress?
Henry Middleton
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What term means one who supported the British king and parliament during the American Revolution?
loyalist
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Paul Revere's famous engraving of the Boston Massacre, although not entirely accurate, did serve a purpose. What was it?
The engraving shows British troops killing innocent colonists and became a powerful propaganda tool for the war for independence.
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Why did colonists view George III as a tyrant when he did not remove British troops from the colonies after the French and Indian War?
The colonists viewed the presence of British troops after the war ended as an oppressive and unjust use of power.
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How did Boston and South Carolina react to the tax on tea?
"tea parties"
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Describe the backgrounds of the South Carolina representatives to the First Continental Congress.
They were all from the low country, and all of them were wealthy. They were either lawyers, planters, or merchants.
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What term means a tax included in the price of goods and used only to regulate trade?
indirect tax
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Put the following in correct order:
First Continental Congress, Lexington and Concord, Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, Lexington and Concord
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How did the Sons of Liberty get Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act?
They enforced a boycott on British goods by using methods of intimidation.
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What was the purpose of the Intolerable Acts?
The Intolerable Acts were designed to punish Boston for their participation in the Boston Tea Party. The British government closed the Boston Harbor and made changes to their government.
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What risk did the South Carolina representatives take as members of the First Continental Congress?
They risked their lives as members of important committees. One of them was President of the Congress. These acts of treason were punishable by death.
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What term means to officially withdraw, as a law?
repeal
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Why was the government of South Carolina shut down from 1771-1775?
The Assembly voted to send a newspaper editor (Wilkes) money who had been arrested in England for criticizing the king. The government of SC was shut down so that they could not send this money.