American Revolution in SC

How did most women contribute to the war?

• by fighting in the war, on both sides
• by fighting in the war for the Patriots
• running homes and plantations while men fought
• by tending to the wounded

How did the colonists respond to the Tea Act?

• They began to protest and boycott all British goods.

• They started to write the Declaration of Independence

• They began to conquer all of Europe

• They decided to kill King George III

What was the main strategy of the Patriots militia and Continental Army during the war?

• constant direct attacks on the British
• negotiating peace with British officials
• a blockade of Charles Town
• partisan warfare 

Where was the first Continental Congress?

• New York

• Washington D.C.

• South Carolina

• Philadelphia

The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.

• the Treaty of Paris
• the Constitution
• the Declaration of Independence
• the Virginia Charter

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American colonists were asked to help cover the cost of the French and American War by paying

• Patriots
• snowballs
• taxes
• boycott

The tax on all items in the colonies made of paper was called the

• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Act
• Boston tea Party

Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"

• The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
• The colonists had no representation in Parliament
• The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
• The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy

Why did England need to tax the colonists in America?

• England needed money to pay for the wars they had fought.
• The King of England needed a new castle. 
• England wanted to expand their navy. 
• England wanted to punish the colonists.

What were colonists called who stayed loyal to the King and England? 

• Patriots
• Minutemen
• Pirates
• Loyalists