American Revolution

South Carolina was the first state to _______

• start a war

• free all slaves

• write a constitution

• set up a government

Why did England decide to attack Charles Town

• They were not happy with South Carolina’s new constitution government

• They thought they would find support from loyalists in the colony

• They set up a new government

• The colonists began to call themselves states

The British believed they would find loyalists in the colony. What of the following defines the underlined word?

• a colonists who wanted independence

• a colonists who wanted liberty

• a colonists who remains loyal to the king

• a colonists who was angry with the king

Patriots wanted independence from England. What does the underlined word mean?

• loyality

• freedon

• independence

• rebellion

After the British attacked the fort at Sullivan’s Island, where did they set their sights on next?

• Pennsylvania

• New England

• New Jersey

• New York

The British made the colonists sign an oath. What is an oath?

• arragement

• agreement

• law

• consequence

Which of the following is not an outcome of the Second Continental Congress?

• Set up a militia

• To break away from the British

• George Washington was in charge

• Sent a declaration

Identify why England needed to tax the colonists

• To pay for a new castle

• To pay for wars they had fought

• To pay for new militia uniforms

• All the above

A militia is ______

• A group of men who fight each other

• A document declaring peace

• A group of men who fight together

• A group of Native American villages

Francis Marion was called the Swamp Fox because:

• He had a pet fox during battles

• He lived in a swamp

• his militia traveled through swamps, attacking the British at night, and then disappearing

• he liked to swim through swamps, looking for foxes to hunt.