What happened at the second continental congress?

The Declaration of Independence was written.

Why did many of South Carolina's plantation owners fear fighting with the British?

Feared it would cause them to lose money and hurt trade.

What role did enslaved Africans have during the war?

Continued to work as slaves on plantations.

Document that stated that all men are equal and have the right to life, liberty, and happy.

The Declaration of Independence

How did Native Americans participate in the American Revolution?

They supported the British because they promised land.

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A Quiz on the perspectives and the causes of the American Revolution

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1
The _____________ was the first direct tax placed on the colonist.
Intolerable Act
Tea Tax
Sugar Act
Stamp Act
2
What happened at the second continental congress?
First shots of the Revolutionary War were fired.
The Declaration of Independence was written.
A letter was written to the king.
The colonists threw crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.
3
Congress decided to write a letter to the king, have the colonies boycott British goods.
No representation without taxation
Stamp Act
Tea Act
First Continental Congress
4
To help Boston after the Tea Party, people from SC sent them _______.
ships
troops
slaves
supplies
5
The act that created a monopoly so tea was sold cheaply.
Coercive Act
Tea Act
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
6
Who said "no taxation without representation"
A tax collector
A loyalist
A patriot
The king of Englan
7
Why did many of South Carolina's plantation owners fear fighting with the British?
Feared the king would take their slaves.
Feared it would cause them to lose money and hurt trade.
Feared the loyalists would burn down their plantation.
Knew the king would take away their cash crops to tax them.
8
Which of the following would describe the role of women in the war?
Served as messengers and nurses for Loyalist soldiers.
Served as messengers and nurses for Patriot soldiers
All of the above
Managed farms and plantations
9
The king _______ the colonists to pay debt back from the wars.
fought
enslaved
taxed
punished
10
What role did enslaved Africans have during the war?
Were forced to fight against the British by their masters.
Acted as nurses and messengers.
Continued to work as slaves on plantations.
Fought for the British and earned their freedom.
11
Document that stated that all men are equal and have the right to life, liberty, and happy.
First Continental Congress Letter
The US Constitution
Fundamental Constitution of Carolina
The Declaration of Independence
12
How did Native Americans participate in the American Revolution?
They did not participate and moved further west.
They helped the patriots because they promised weapons.
They supported the British because they promised land.
They helped the women run the plantations.

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