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37 Cards in this Set
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What was the Massachussetts militia known as? |
Minutemen |
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How many men were waiting outside of Concord when the British troops arrived? |
Seventy |
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What did the British commander tell the Minutemen? |
To leave or risk being shot |
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As the British marched on the Concord the Americans were? |
Waiting for the British from behind cover and firing upon them wounding many and forcing them to retreat |
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What were the shots fired by the Americans on the British in Concord known as? |
"The shot heard 'round the world" |
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What are Colonial Patriots? |
Colonists who supported the Continental Congress and Independence |
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Why did Lowcountry South Carolina Patriots created a provisional government?
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To control the colony during war |
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What were political leaders? |
Wealthy white men who were landowners and supported independence.
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What did South Carolina patriots volunteer as?
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Soldiers to fight in colonial militias and with patriot partisan groups.
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In 1775, a group that included two Up-Country patriots were?
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Sent to persuade the Up-Country residents to join the patriot side
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What was the "Snow Campaign?" |
When Richard Richardson led a force into the UP Country to stop the loyalists from aiding the British |
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By January 1, 1776, Richardson had?
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Had chased and captured most of the loyalist leaders
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What were Carolina Loyalists also known as? |
Tories |
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What were Carolina Loyalists? |
People who remained loyal and volunteered to fight on the side of the British
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Where were Loyalists most commonly located? |
South Carolina and New York
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Where were the most battles fought during the American Revolution? |
South Carolina |
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How many battles took place in South Carolina between 1775-1782? |
At least 37 |
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What did most Loyalists voluntarily do when the war ended? |
They left SC for the Caribbean or Canada because they didn't want to end up being fined or run out of town
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What three things could a woman be during the war? |
1. Patriot 2. Loyalist 3. Not involved at all |
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What did the women do while men were away? |
Managed farms and plantations |
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What did women serve as? |
Messengers or nurses and some sacrificed their homes and fortunes.
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Who was Emily Geiger? |
An American Revolutionary War heroine who was captured by the Tories while on a military mission as a civilian.
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In 1781, she carried an important message from?
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General Nathaniel Greene (across enemy grounds where she was captured and questioned.)
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What did she do to get rid of the message? |
She physically ate it |
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Who did she get the message through to? |
General Thomas Sumter
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How is Emily Geiger remembered today? |
She is the woman holding the laurel branch on the South Carolina State Seal
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South Carolinians feared a slave uprising so at first they?
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Rejected the Continental Congress’ appeal to allow slaves to serve in non-military jobs for the army.
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When more manpower was needed slaves were?
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Used to make up ⅓ of the militia but they were still not able to serve as soldiers.
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African American's fought with the? |
Partisan Bands |
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Some Northern states offered slaves their freedom in exchange for their?
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Service in the army.
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Some African Americans fought for the British in response to?
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The promise that they would earn their freedom but in this effort they were disappointed.
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The Native Americans originally did not want to be a part of war. Who brought them into war? |
American Colonists |
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Many Native American tribes such as the Cherokee supported the British because?
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They promised to return control of the west to them.
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The Cherokee entered into an alliance with the British and?
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Attacked the colonists.
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South Carolina’s Provincial Congress created?
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A temporary constitution that was only to last until the differences between the colonies and Great Britain were resolved.
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The Constitution was adopted on?
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March 26, 1776.
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With the creation of the South Carolina Constitution, Carolina became?
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A state, not a colony |
