SC battles in the American Revolution

How did the Patriots trick the British at the Battle of Cowpens?

• faked a retreat and then attacked

• surprise attacks

• hiding their weapons

How did the British take Charles Town?

• By cutting off supplies and attacking them (siege)

• By surrounding them

• By setting it on fire

• By creating a blockade

• A, B, and D are all correct

What advantages did the Patriot militia soldiers have over the well-trained British soldiers?

• better weapons

• better trained soliders

• they knew the land for battles

• better leaders and generals

What were the three most important battles that took place in South Carolina?

• Battle of Charles Town, Battle of Cowpens, & Battle of Columbia

• Battle of Columbia and Battle of Charles Town

• Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Columbia, Battle of Charles Town

• Battle of Charles Town, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Kings Mountain

Why was Francis Marion known as the “Swamp Fox”?

• He lived in the swamp

• He owned foxes

• He was sly like a fox and hid in the swamps

• He liked foxes

How did the Americans win the war against such a powerful British army?

• The Americans use good strategies in battle

• The Americans were fighting on their own land and cared very much about winning.

• The British army was poorly trained.

• The British army didn't care to win.

Who fought in Battle of Kings Mountain?

• The British and Tennessee Patriots

• The British and North Carolina Loyalists

• The British, Loyalists, and South Carolina Patriots

• The British, South Carolina, Tennessee, and North Carolina Patriots.

Who saved the blue flag with a crescent on it at the Battle of Fort Moultrie?

• William Japser

• Francis Marion

• George Washington

• Andrew Pickens

Who won the American Revolutionary War?

• It was a tie between the British and American colonists

• The British

• The American colonists

What does treason mean?

• to fight against your friends

• to fight against your government

• to fight against your family