From Colony to State Study Guide
Please know….
1. How many English colonies were there?
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2. South Carolina was a part of the ______________Colonies.
3. Why did the British tax the colonists? _________________________________________
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4. Why did the colonists feel the taxes were unfair?
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5. What was the Stamp Act? __________________________________________________
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6. What does boycott mean? _________________________________________________
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7. How many delegates were sent to the First Continental Congress? _________________
8. What did the First Continental Congress decide to do? ___________________________
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9. Where did the First Continental Congress meet?
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10._______________ and _______________ were two exports that helped SC become a
rich colony.
11.What were the four parts of the Colonial Government? ___________________________
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12.__________________________________ had the final say on passing laws.
13.What country established the 13 colonies? _____________________________________
14.How did the colonists protest the Intolerable Acts? ______________________________
15.Why were the Intolerable Acts passed? _______________________________________
16.Why was the first SC constitution supposed to be temporary? _____________________
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17.What was the main cause of the Revolution? (3 words)
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18.How many battles were fought in South Carolina? _______________________________
19.Who was the leader of the Patriots? __________________________________________
20.Who was the leader of the British? ___________________________________________
21.What was the outcome of the Battle of Ninety-Six? ______________________________
22.What was the outcome of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island? _________________________
23.What helped the colonists win the Battle of Sullivan’s Island?
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24.Who was Fort Sullivan renamed for? __________________________________________
25.What were some names given to people who supported the British during the
Revolution? ______________________________________________________________
26.What were some names given to people who wanted freedom from the British?
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27.What was Francis Marion’s nickname and how did he earn it?
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28.What was Thomas Sumter’s nickname and how did he earn it?
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29.What was Andrew Pickens’s nickname and how did he earn it?
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30.How did Rebecca Motte contribute to the Patriots?
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31.What is the document that told the King the colonists wanted to be free and when was
it signed? ________________________________________________________________
32.Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
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33.What battle was the best planned battle of the Revolutionary War?
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34.Why shoot the officers first in the Battle of Cowpens?
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35.Who won the Revolutionary War? ____________________________________________
36. Why did people want the state capital to be moved?
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37.Where was the new capital moved to? ________________________________________
Hint:
Know the names of the 4 men from SC who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Know the name of the man who signed the Declaration of Independence first and largest.