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The colonial militia:

How did Francis Marion earn the nickname “the Swamp Fox

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1
How did Francis Marion earn the nickname “the Swamp Fox
by raising foxes at his plantation near the swamp
by pushing his enemy into the swamps
he was a fox
leading sneak attacks and disappearing into swamps
2
The colonial militia:
were soldiers fighting for the British
were untrained farmers and soldiers fighting for Patriots
were trained soldiers fighting for the Patriots
were sailors and seamen fighting for the Loyalists or Tories
3
Why were the colonists in South Carolina unhappy with the Stamp Act?
. The tax was too high.
The colonists had never paid British taxes.
tax money was shared with French and the Indians
Representatives of the colony had not voted for the tax.
4
Women were also involved in the war as
running farms while their husbands fought
both 1 and 3
none of these
nurses and spies
5
How did South Carolinians react to the closing of Boston’s port by the British?
mailed angry letter to the lord proprietors
ignored them
sent rice and money to help
threw tea in the harbor
6
Who was chosen to lead the Continental Army?
Obama
William Jasper
Andrew Pickens
George Washington