American Revolution Quiz

During the American Revolution, which individual was most likely to have been a Patriot?

• a German immigrant living in the backcountry

• a plantation owner living in the Lowcountry

• a Native American living in the western territory

• a plantation slave living in South Carolina

Why did many Native American tribes, like the Cherokee, support the British during the American Revolution?

• They had many previous conflicts with the colonists.

• The British promised to allow them to have western lands if England won.

• They did not agree with the concept of independence.

• They had more contact with British in the years leading up to the war.

Which group of people were represented by the South Carolina delegates to the Second Continental Congress?

• backcountry woodsmen

• small subsistence farmers

• the Lowcountry elite

• slaves and women

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to announce a boycott of all British goods

• to declare the colonies' independence from Britain

• to establish a new government

• to form an alliance with France

What was the Stamp Act?

• an extra tax on delivering local mail

• an extra tax on international mail

• a fee for an official seal to transport goods

• a fee for creating legal documents

The Declaration of Independence stated that people should destroy a government if it was no longer protecting the people's rights. How did the King violate the rights of the citizens of the colonies?

• by refusing to allow them to have freedom of religion

• by establishing laws and taxes without representation from the colonies

• by preventing colonists from having trials by a jury of their peers

• B and C

Why was the Quartering Act helpful to the British?

• It reduced the cost to protect the colonies.

• It raised money to pay colonial officials.

• It forced colonists to only trade with Britain.

• It improved relations between the troops and the colonists.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of government?

What is the purpose of the government according to the excerpt?

• to protect the natural rights of citizens

• to make treaties with other countries

• to establish borders for the country

• to make sure all people can vote

How did South Carolina’s representatives to the Second Continental Congress react to the idea in this excerpt?

• They supported declaring independence in order to protect the rights of the people.

• They expressed concern about declaring independence unless there was a direct military attack on the colonies.

• They supported declaring independence in order to make South Carolina a free and independent nation.

• They opposed declaring independence in order to protect the rice trade in South Carolina