SC Revolutionary Battles

The Patriots defeated the British by faking a retreat and surrounding their army.

• cowpens

• sullivan's island

• Occupation of Charles Town

• Eutaw Spring

The Patriots won because of their palmetto fort. William Moultrie lead the battle.

• Cowpens

• Occupation of Charles Town

• Sullivan's Island

• Kings Mountain

The Patriot militia made of mountain men from Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina defeated an army of Loyalists. They did not let any loyalists surrender.

• Cowpens

• Occupation of Charles Town

• Sullivan's Island

• Kings Mountain

What did the Patriots do at Kings Mountain when the British asked to surrender?

• let the British surrender

• stole the British flag

• made a treaty with the British

• kept fighting and did not let them surrender

What do the Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens have in common?

• both British victories

• Patriots fought with surprise attacks

• Francis Marion fought at both of them

• British tried to surrender, but the Patriots didn't let them

Who was the leader of the militia at the battle of Cowpens?

• George Washington

• Daniel Morgan

• Andrew Pickens

• Nathaniel Greene

What was the battle that forced the British to give up their efforts to find Patriots in the backcountry?

• Cowpens

• Yorktown

• Sullivan's island

• Kings Mountain

What materials did the troops use to built the fort at Sullivan's Island?

• oak trees and mud

• bricks

• seashells and sand

• palmetto logs and sand

Which leader was nicknamed the "Swampfox"

• Francis Marion

• Andrew Pickens

• Thomas Sumter

• George Washington

Which leader was nicknamed the "Gamecock"

• Francis Marion

• Andrew Pickens

• Thomas Sumter

• George Washington