Revolutionary War

Why did the British government repeal the Stamp Act?

• American colonies passed their own Stamp Act.

• Stamps cost too much to make.

• American colonists protested the tax.

• The government had all of the money needed.

What actions led the British Parliament to pass the Intolerable Acts?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Stamp Act

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Townsend Act

The Tea Act was not a tax. What did it do?

• Gave colonists the right to sell tea untaxed.

• Gave the East India Tea Company the right to sell tea to the colonists untaxcd.

• Gave Native Americans tea from England.

• Gave England rights to sell tea without stamps.

After the Intolerable Acts, what actions did the First Continental Congress take?

• They boycotted all trade with Great Britain.

• Added an extra tax on tea.

• They made a treaty with King George III

• Created the Stamp Act to pay for the dumped tea.

Indicate which statements are the major ideas in the Declaration of Independence.

• All men are created equal

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Freedom of speech

• Government should protect the people

How did many native Americans in South Carolina participate in the American Revolution?

• They helped the patriots because they were promised weapons.

• They did not participate and instead, moved further west away from the war.

• They supported the British because the British promised land in the west.

• They helped the women run the plantations when the owners went to war.

Which describes the women's role during the war?

• Women worked the farms, ran family businesses, cared for their children, harvested crops. Some served as nurses and cooks during battles. Others served in battle enlisting as men or serving with their husbands.

• Women played little to no role during the war. They mostly cooked and cleaned. Women didn't know what was going on, because they were raising their children.

What role did enslaved Africans have during the war?

• Many ran away to freedom during the war

• Many were forced to fight against the British by their masters.

• Many continued to work as slaves on the plantations.

• Many acted as nurses and messengers for the Loyalists.

South Carolina was a Loyalist colony. They had more loyalists living here than any other colony except:

• North Carolina

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• New York

Why did many plantation owners fear fighting with the British?

• They were fearful the King would take their slaves.

• They feared the Loyalists would burn down their plantations.

• They knew that the King would take away all of their cash crops as a way to tax them.

• They feared it would cause them to lose money because it would hurt trade with Britain.