American Revolution

What colonial-era group is being described by these facts?

• Tories

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• "King's Men"

In the Declaration of Independence, whom did Americans indict for "repeated injuries and usurpations"?

• King George III

• Parliament

• British merchants

• The King's ministers

Which of these conflicts gave the British Empire effective control over North America in the 18th century?

• The War of 1812

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The War of Spanish Succession

• The Seven Years/French and Indian War

During the American Revolution, the official policy of the South Carolina government toward allowing African American troops in the military was

• that they would not be allowed to serve

• that they would serve for only one year

• that they would form their own African-American units

• that they would only be allowed to fight when sent to other states

Which city would have been the MOST likely primary target of the British at the start of the American Revolution?

• Camden

• Charleston

• Columbia

• Cowpens

The MOST important result of the Battle of Camden (1780) in the American Revolution was that

• it was the last battle of the American Revolution

• the British and Americans fought to a bloody draw

• the British won and gained control of the Carolinas

• George Washington's troops handily defeated the British

What do all of these people have in common?

• they were all Governors of South Carolina

• they were all militia leaders in the American Revolution

• they were all signers of the Declaration of Independence

• they were all British Generals in the American Revolution

The British and French rivalry in South Carolina became even more intense in the mid-1700s when the Frencg

• refused to leave North America

• invaded North and South Carolina

• became close allies with the Cherokee

• began importing goods into Charleston

More battles of the American Revolution were fought in South Carolina than anywhere else because of the strength of what colonial political group?

• women

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• immigrants

Which group of people were allowed to fight for the British during the American Revolution in exchange for their freedom when the war ended?

• immigrants

• indians

• slaves

• women