American Revolution in SC

How did most women and enslaved Africans contribute to the war?

• They wrote letters to foreign nations for financial and military help

• They served in support roles as messengers, spies, nurses and cooks.

• They served as scouts and sharpshooters during guerrilla attacks.

• They ran the government and made necessary laws to help the war effort.

Why did Lord Cornwallis refuse to come to the surrender ceremony after the Revolutionary War?

• He knew he had betrayed the American people and George Washington

• He was injured during the final battle and had a hard time walking.

• He was the leader of the best army in the world and he was defeated by a ragtag Army

• All of the above.

Why were many of the slave owners afraid of allowing the slaves to fight ?

• The slave owners were afraid that the slaves would get a taste of freedom and refuse to come back to work

• The slave owners were afraid of a slave revolt if the slaves were given weapons. .

• The slave owners felt like the slaves would learn skills in the war that they would be overqualified to work in the fields

• All of the above

Why was it difficult to rely on militia soldiers?

• It was such a large military force that they were hard to control

• They were still Loyal to the British

• They were fighting 3 different wars at the same time.

• They were volunteer soldiers & typically did not follow orders

What do Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens & Francis Marion all have in common ?

• They were all soldiers who became traitors

• They were Loyalists who began the Sons of Liberty in South Carolina.

• They were partisan soldiers in SC who used guerrilla style warfare

• They were newspaper owners who printed propaganda

This Battle used the militia to set up a trap for the British

• Battle of Camden

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Cowpens

• Battle of Saratoga

Once British moved to the south, why did many Loyalists & neutral people begin to turn into Patriots?

• The war was now being fought in their territory

• The American Army was no longer able to fund the war

• The Loyalists & neutrals were now viewed as traitors to the British

• The Loyalists and Patriots decided to quit fighting

Why was the British capture of Charleston in 1780 such a major blow for SC?

• The largest military base in SC was in Charleston

• the taking of Charleston resulted in immediate surrender of the American Army.

• Charleston served as a major port, and it was the most important city in the south

• The American Army’s main source of food was rice grown in Charleston

Which statement explains why the French would be interested in helping the colonies beat the British?

• This was an opportunity for the French to get revenge for the British beating them in the French & Indian War.

• The French King and British King were brothers and they were competing for the largest empire.

• They knew that the colonists were wealthy and they could make more money by trading with the colonists than with the British.

• All of the above

The European nation that became allies with America in the American Revolution

• France

• Spain

• Italy

• Portugal