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8-2.5 American Revolution Review
8-2.5 American Revolution Review
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American Revolution
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1
Who had trouble with thieves, Native Americans, and no leaders to represent them?
Settlers in the Backcountry
Slaves
Loyalists
Patriots
2
Why were the Battle of Kings Mountain and Battle of Cowpens important?
The Swamp Fox was captured.
They weakened the British army.
Few soldiers were killed.
Women and children fought in the battles.
3
What is an export?
a good that is produced by one country and sold to another
a good that is produced outside the country and brought in
an area where ships come in
none of the above
4
What were the tax on tea and the Stamp Act known as?
The Boycott Acts
The Tax Acts
The Intolerable Acts
The Congress
5
How did Thomas Sumter's militia helped fight the British?
training fighting roosters to attack British forts
building forts
stealing British ships
sneaking through woods/swamps, attacking, and disappearing
6
Who is the man that saved the flag at Fort Moultrie?
William Jasper
Andrew Pickens
Francis Marion
King Charles
7
What is money paid by the people to the government called?
Oath
Congress
Tax
Militia
8
What was set up by the British so that no supplies could get in or out of Charleston Harbor?
Tax
Oath
Blockade
Congress
9
What is a set of laws?
Blockade
Constitution
Tax
First Continental Congress
10
Why did the Proprietors split the colony into North and South Carolina in 1729?
they didn't want the colonies to be together anymore
they were too lazy to rule all of the land
it was hard to rule settlements that were so far apart
they never split
11
Who was the first royal governor of South Carolina?
Francis Marion
Francis Nicholson
Juan Pardo
Christopher Columbus
12
Who did the colonists want independence from?
British
French
Germans
Spanish
13
Which group of people wanted freedom from England?
Patriots
Settlers in the Backcountry
Slaves
Loyalists
14
Which was
NOT
a cause of the American Revolution?
Declaration of Independence
Tea Act
Slave rebellion
Intolerable Acts
15
Where did the Patriots win their first battle of the Revolutionary War?
Fort Sumter
Fort Charles Town
Fort Moultrie
Boston
16
What group of people met to discuss problems in the colonies and wrote a declaration?
Slaves
Parliament
Second Continental Congress
Loyalists
17
What is an immigrant?
a tax the colonists were forced to pay
a person who leaves their country to live in a new country
a person who moves around a lot
a person who never goes anywhere
18
Why were South Carolinians unhappy with the Lords Proprietors?
The proprietors didn't want to spend money on building forts
the proprietors didn't want to allow religious freedom
The proprietors didn't want to give settlers voting rights
The proprietors didn't want to give land to settlers
19
Andrew Pickens led a group of Patriots in:
the Battle at Fort Moultrie
the Battle of Cowpens
a fight against Daniel Morgan
a search for supplies
20
What group of people were loyal to England and the king?
Settlers in the Backcountry
Loyalists
Patriots
Slaves
21
What happened during the Battle of Kings Mountain?
Kate Barry was killed.
Patriots wouldn't let British surrender. Britain=defeated
The British won the battles.
The Patriots defended Fort Moultrie.
22
A royal colony is a colony rules by who?
King
President
Mayor
Lord Proprietor
23
The Declaration of Independence announced to the world that the colonists:
wanted to have their own king
wanted things to stay the same
wanted to be free from England and start their own country
wanted to stay with the king
24
Who were the people that remained loyal to England?
Slaves
Loyalists
Congress
Patriots
25
Who was the group of representatives that met to discuss and workout the colonies' problems?
The Leaders
The House of Representatives
The Congress
The Council
26
Why was Francis Marion was called the Swamp Fox?
He liked to swim through swamps, looking for foxes to hunt.
He had a pet fox.
He lived in the swamp.
he traveled through swamps, attacked at night & disappeared
27
When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
March 3, 1729
June 28, 1776
July 4, 1776
April 4, 1997
28
Who was nicknamed the Gamecock?
Francis Marion
Thomas Sumter
Andrew Pickens
Francis Nicholson
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What was one
effect
of the American Revolution?
The British gained control of the fur trade.
The British raised taxes to pay for the war.
Americans had to move back to England.
America was a free country.
