SC American Revolution 3rd Grade

Question 1

What was the colonies’ punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

The Boston Harbor was closed., Massachusetts lost the right of self-government

Question 2

I led a militia of Patriots, attacked my enemy by surprise, and was nicknamed “Swamp Fox.”

Accepted Answer

Francis Marion

Question 3

Colonists who remained faithful to Great Britain were called

Accepted Answer

Loyalists, Tories

Question 4

What written in July 1776 by T. Jefferson that declared the colonies a new country, the USA?

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 5

I was the General that helped to defeat the British at Eutaw Springs.

Accepted Answer

Gen. Nathaniel Greene

Question 6

What was The Stamp Act?

Accepted Answer

Only British tea could be sold.

Question 7

Why did many Native Americans fight along with the British during the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

They would protect their land against encroaching settlers.

Question 8

What was the last and bloodiest battle fought in South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

Eutaw Springs

Question 9

What did women do while the men were at war?

Accepted Answer

Manage farms and plantation

Question 10

What was promised to many African Americans if they fought in the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

freedom

Question 11

People called me “The Wizard Owl.”I fought under Daniel Morgan at The Battle of Cowpens.

Accepted Answer

Andrew Pickens

Question 12

The British burned my house so I started my own militia. My nickname was “the Gamecock.”

Accepted Answer

Thomas Sumter

Question 13

What was the tax placed on all papers called?

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 14

What did colonists call the laws that were passed to punish them after the Boston Party?

Accepted Answer

The Intolerable Acts

Question 15

Why did Great Britain begin taxing the colonists?

Accepted Answer

To make the colonists pay for the French and Indian war

Question 16

What was the name of the meeting where colonists sent a letter to the King of England?

Accepted Answer

The First Continental Congress

Question 17

What did South Carolina send to help the city of Boston after their ports were closed?

Accepted Answer

rice and money

Question 18

Colonists who fought against the British were called

Accepted Answer

Patriots

Question 19

Who was responsible for the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

The Sons of Liberty

Question 20

During which battle did the colonists ignore British soldiers’ request for surrender?

Accepted Answer

Battle of King’s Mountain

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