Chapter 8 American Revolution REVIEW (Vazquez)

Question 1

Number of signers of the Declaration of Independence from SC

Accepted Answer

4

Question 2

According to the Declaration of Independence, how does government get its power?

Accepted Answer

From the people

Question 3

Why the British return to the south after failing to capture the Middle and New England area?

Accepted Answer

They thought they could get support from the loyalists

Question 4

People who where neutral in SC were generally of what heritage?

Accepted Answer

German

Question 5

The name of the peace treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Paris

Question 6

One role that women did not serve in the military during the Revolution

Accepted Answer

Cook

Question 7

Slaves were sometimes given their freedom as payment for serving in the Continental Army.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Some blacks served as soldiers in the Continental Army.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

George Washington lost how much of his army in the winter spent at Valley Forge?

Accepted Answer

2/8

Question 10

Native Americans fought primarily on the side of the British during the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

The nickname given to Banastre Tarleton

Accepted Answer

Bloody Tarleton

Question 12

Which battle did the Back Country help the Patriots defeat the British in SC?

Accepted Answer

King's Mountain

Question 13

Who had the nickname "Swamp Fox"?

Accepted Answer

Marion

Question 14

Why is the war known as the "shot heard round the world?"

Accepted Answer

It was the catalyst for change around the world

Question 15

What is a gorget?

Accepted Answer

Protective shield worn by soldiers

Question 16

From which battle did the current SC flag get its design?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Fort Sullivan

Question 17

The British were never successful in capturing Charles Town.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Patriot leader who was the "goat" leader at Camden

Accepted Answer

Gates

Question 19

Wizard Owl

Accepted Answer

Pickens

Question 20

What did Cornwallis refuse to surrender at the end of the war?

Accepted Answer

His sword

Question 21

Another name for Partisan

Accepted Answer

Militia

Question 22

Most men from the Low Country served in what?

Accepted Answer

Militia

Question 23

Not all colonists were united in the war effort.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

The turning point of the war for the Continental Army

Accepted Answer

Saratoga

Question 25

Who won the Battle of Camden?

Accepted Answer

British

Question 26

Why didn't the loyalists support the British soldiers when they marched through SC?

Accepted Answer

The British were shown to be cruel to the citizens

Question 27

The Declaration of Independence was ratified by Congress on July 4, 1776

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

The Patriots won the last battle fought in SC

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

The militia were critical in winning which battle?

Accepted Answer

Cowpens

Question 30

What role in the AR did SC NOT want slaves to play?

Accepted Answer

soldier

Question 31

Where did the Revolutionary War come to an end?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 32

Who did Washington fight at the Battle of Trenton?

Accepted Answer

Hessians

Question 33

The American leader who scored a victory at Cowpens

Accepted Answer

Greene

Question 34

Hey, let's make ribs...

Accepted Answer

The Signers of D of I from SC

Question 35

The first major city in the south captured by the British

Accepted Answer

`Savannah

Question 36

The border of the US after the Revolutionary War ended (According to the Treaty of Paris)

Accepted Answer

The Mississippi River

Question 37

How did the British manage to capture Charles Town their 2nd try?

Accepted Answer

They trapped the soldiers on the peninsula of Charles Town

Question 38

What is the best explanation for the phrase "the shot heard round the world"?

Accepted Answer

Beginning of the AR was a catalyst for change in the world

Question 39

The colonists won a majority of the battles in the first phase of the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 40

What was the significance of the fall of Charles Town to the British?

Accepted Answer

Political leaders of SC were taken prisoner

Question 41

The battle that was the turning point in South Carolina

Accepted Answer

King's Mountain

Question 42

Who was the soldier who rescued the flag at Fort Sullivan?

Accepted Answer

Jasper

Question 43

In what colony did the first fighting of the American Revolution occur?

Accepted Answer

Massachusetts

Question 44

The nickname of Thomas Sumter

Accepted Answer

Gamecock

Question 45

The woman who memorized and ate a message being delivered to Thomas Sumter.

Accepted Answer

Geiger

Question 46

The American commander who led the Patriots in the Battle of Camden

Accepted Answer

Gates

Question 47

How did Tarleton inspire the patriots?

Accepted Answer

He slaughtered without reason

Question 48

The last battle fought in SC

Accepted Answer

Eutaw Springs

Question 49

The river Washington crossed in order to get to Trenton

Accepted Answer

Delaware

Question 50

Slaves were only allowed to serve in non-soldier jobs during the war.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 51

Who wrote "These are the times that try men's souls."

Accepted Answer

Paine

Question 52

The last battle fought in South Carolina

Accepted Answer

Eutaw Springs

Question 53

Fort Sullivan was not finished when the British attacked.

Accepted Answer

True

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