Unit 4 Revolutions

A revolution started by English colonists in 1775 against the British Empire (England). It was based on a belief that they were not represented on issues like taxation and land rights. The revolutionaries wanted to form a new government.

• The French Revolution

• The American Revolution

• The French and Indian War

• The American Civil War

This war began over whether or not the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire. (This war was part of the larger 7 Years War that took place in Europe).

• The French and Indian War

• The Revolutionary War

• The 30 Years War

• The American Civil War

American colonists who remained devoted to Britain and opposed the War for Independence.

• Patriot

• Loyalist

• Blue-coat

• Yankee

American colonists who were determined to fight against the British until American independence was won.

• Loyalist

• Redcoats

• Patriots

• Eagles

What word means, "Freedom from outside control."?

• enslaved

• colonized

• imperialized

• independence

What word means , "An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side."?

• war

• compromise

• dispute

• counterpart

What is the geographic and political area of South Carolina that makes up the inner/outer coastal plains and the coastal zone with rich soil and plantations? This location is where the rich Plantation owners were located in the Revolutionary Era of South Carolina.

• Upcountry

• Lowcountry

• Upstate

• Port

This geographical and political region of South Carolina consists of the Sandhills, Piedmont, and Blue Ridge Mountains with poor rocky soil. Located inland, it was the area of SC where people with smaller farms and less money lived during the Colonial Period.

• Back country

• Lowcountry

• Coastral

• Tidal

Based on the map, what major port city in South Carolina was a Loyalist Stronghold leading up to the Revolutionary War?

• Chesterfield

• Myrtle Beach

• Charlotte, North Carolina

• Charleston

This artistic painting of an event was painted from the eyes of someone who was a Patriot in the American Revolution. Who was the painting designed to make you angry at?

• The British

• The Colonists

• The Weapons Companies

• The Americans