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South Carolina State Standard Social Studies 3-3 South Carolina's Role in the American Revolution
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Why did the lowcountry elite like that the backcountry farmers started owning slaves?
They could help them run the plantations
They could attend meetings in Columbia
They would vote to keep slavery
They could share slaves with people in the lowcountry
2
Why did some colonists remain loyal to the British?
They thought they could make a government without them
They were afraid to stop trade with Britain
They did not know any other way of life
They thought they needed Britain's protection
3
Which battle forced the British to abandon their backcountry effort to defeat the Patriots?
Kings Mountain
Fort Moultrie
Eutaw Springs
Cowpens
4
Who returned a fallen flag during battle?
Thomas Sumter
Andrew Pickens
William Jasper
Francis Marion
5
Who fought the British after his house was burned down?
Francis Marion
Thomas Sumter
Andrew Pickens
6
Who was known as the Wizard Owl?
Francis Marion
Thomas Sumter
Andrew Pickens
7
Which branch has two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Judicial
Legislative
Executive
8
Who
carries out
the laws at the
state
level?
Congress
The General Assembly
The Governor
The Supreme Court
9
What was the first tax placed on colonists?
Tax on tea
Stamp act
Paper tax
Intolerable tax
10
Who was known as the Swamp Fox?
Andrew Pickens
Francis Marion
Thomas Sumter
11
Who fought the British in swamps?
Thomas Sumter
Francis Marion
Andrew Pickens
12
What happened at the
First
Continental Congress?
Colonists advised to create militia and arm themselves
Colonists wrote a letter to the king
Declaration of Independence written
Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to the king
13
How many branches of government were established by the United States Constitution?
Four
Two
One
Three
14
What did the Declaration of Independence say?
Said that all men have rights to life and liberty
Said that all men are created equal
Stated why the colonists wanted to be free and independent
told the King why the colonists were unhappy
15
Why did England tax the colonists?
Pay off debt from previous war
Pay new soldiers to protect colonies
Purchase weapons and supplies
Pay for American Revolution
16
What was the
most
important effect of the American Revolution?
Lowcountry elites gained control of government
Colonists lost the war
Colonies freed from British rule
Many slaves set free
17
What happened
during
the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists went onto ships and dumped tea in the water
The British closed Boston harbor
The British taxed tea
Colonists disguised themselves like Native Americans
18
Who was known as the Gamecock?
Andrew Pickens
Thomas Sumter
Francis Marion
19
Why is the Battle of Kings Mountain important?
Allowed British to get control of the backcountry in SC
Allowed Patriots to get control of Fort Moultrie
Major defeat for the British/turning point during war
First battle loyalists won in SC
20
Which branch
makes
the law?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
21
Which branch of government is this a picture of?
Judicial branch
Legislative branch
Executive branch
22
What was the Tea Act?
An act that controlled consumption of tea
An act that allowed a monopoly on tea
An act placed on tea consumed
A tax on tea
23
Why did the British attack Charles Town?
SC wrote its own Constitution
To use Charles Town as a base for the war
To get back at the loyalists in Charles Town
To start a slave rebellion
24
What did the Stamp Act do?
Taxed paper goods
Made colonists say "no taxation without representation"
Lead to a boycott of British goods
Lead to dumping tea in the harbor
25
What was an effect of the war in SC?
People in SC disagreed about the Declaration of Independence
SC became a state
Capital of SC moved from Charleston to Columbia
SC wrote a state Constitution
26
What does "No taxation without representation" mean? They...
didn't want to pay if they couldn't help make decisions
wanted to be included in decisions about the colonies
didn't want British taxes if the British didn't help them
didn't think tea should ever be taxed
27
Who supported the fight for independence from Britain?
Loyalists
Patriots
United Men
Frontiers Men
28
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Changes were made to the Constitution
Compromises were made between the delegates
Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
The Constitution was drafted
