The American Revolution

Due to the French and Indian War, fighting broke out between British colonists and ______ in South Carolina.

• the Spanish
• Cherokee Indians
• the French
• Seminole Indians

During the French and Indian War, Great Britain allied with ________.

• Spain
• the Native Americans
• France
• 13 colonies

South Carolina _________ was a positive effect of the French & Indian War.

• indigo trade expanding
• gaining tax revenue
• not being able to trade with France
• fighting the Cherokee War

Colonists were upset with Smugglers being tried in British run courts after the Sugar Act passed because it meant _______.

• the smuggling laws were unfair
• smugglers were not tried by a jury of one's peers
• colonists had to fund the courts
• distance to the British courts was to far

During the American Revolution you were most likely to find Patriots in the _____ of South Carolina.

• backcountry
• upcountry
• Piedmont
• lowcountry

________ were goods directly taxed, boycotted, and led to a meeting to determine how the colonists would protest.

• sugar, rum, and molasses
• tea and syrup
• newspapers, wills, and licenses
• paint and tools

Colonists were upset with new taxes passed by Britain because ________.

• they did not live in Great Britain
• taxes were too high for them to pay
• tax collectors came every week instead of every month
• wanted representation to vote on taxes

A result of the colonial protests and boycotts against the Stamp Act was _________.

• the Boston Massacre
• the Boston Tea Party
• shots fired at Lexington and Concord
• the decision by Britain to repeal the Act

As a result of the ______ being embellished, even more colonists turned against Britain.

• Intolerable ACts
• Boston Tea Party
• Stamp Act Congress
• Boston Massacre

The colonists felt ______ should have the right to impose taxes on the colonies.

• Parliament
• Colonial Assemblies
• the King
• Royal Governors