American Revolution review 2022

During the American Revolution, Tories were

• French soldiers

• Colonists loyal to the KIng

• German soldiers

• Colonists who opposed the king

Why did some peiople in the Low Country of SC tend to oppose independence from Great Britain in the years before the American Revolution?

• There was a major British Army outpost there.

• They feared Northerners would not support them.

• Some were trading partners with Great Britain.

• No people in the Low Country had any military experience.

Following Parliament's passage of the Stamp Act, South Carolina reacted by

• refusing to buy any British products.

• attacking British soldiers in Charles Town.

• sending delegates to New York to discuss further action.

• sending the colonial governor to London to talk to the King.

More battles were fought in SC because of what colonial political group?

• women

• Patriots

• Loyalists

• immigrants

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

• immigrants

• indians

• slaves

• women

Colonists were upset with new taxes from the British for several reason. One was the fact that they considered these to be "taxation without representation." What else did they resent about these taxes?

• Paying taxes was against their religion.

• The tax money went to support a king they couldn't stand.

• The taxes were on everyday items which would make their more expensive.

• Only the large landowners were taxed.

How did the stamp act affect the colonists?

• It raised the price of many items.

• It lowered the price of many items.

• It made the price of some items less and some items more.

• Prices were not affected by the stamp act.

What is the meaning of this cartoon?

• British defeated each individual colony.

• The North and the South should remain one country.

• American colonies must fight together against the British.

• Southern states should separate from the United States.

What group would "tar and feather" a tax collector and were against the Tea Tax?

• Sons of Liberty

• women

• Mountain men

• slaves

In 1773, the Sons of Liberty protested the tea act which gave the British East India Company exclusive right to sell what product

• cotton

• corn

• tea

• sugar