From Colony to State Study Guide
Please know….
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How many English colonies were there? 13
South Carolina was a part of the Southern Colonies.
Why did the British tax the colonists? to pay debts from the French and Indian War
Why did the colonists feel the taxes were unfair? no representation and the King lived
3,000 miles away
5. What was the Stamp Act? a tax on documents, playing cards, books, and newspapers
6. What does boycott mean? to not use
7. How many delegates were sent to the First Continental Congress? 5
8. What did the First Continental Congress decide to do? to boycott British goods
9. Where did the First Continental Congress meet? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10.Indigo and rice were two exports that helped SC become a rich colony.
11.What were the four parts of the Colonial Government? King, royal governor, royal
counsel, Commons House of Assembly
12.King of England had the final say on passing laws.
13.What country established the 13 colonies? England
14.How did the colonists protest the Intolerable Acts? boycott British goods
15.Why were the Intolerable Acts passed? punishment for the Boston Tea Party
16.Why was the first SC constitution supposed to be temporary? hoping to work things out
with England
17.What was the main cause of the Revolution? (3 words) Taxation without Representation
18.How many battles were fought in South Carolina? 137
19.Who was the leader of the Patriots? George Washington
20.Who was the leader of the British? Lord Cornwallis
21.What was the outcome of the Battle of Ninety-Six? Patriots won
22.What was the outcome of the Battle of Sullivan’s Island? Patriots won
23.What helped the colonists win the Battle of Sullivan’s Island? palmetto log fort
24.Who was Fort Sullivan renamed for? William Moultrie
25.What were some names given to people who supported the British during the
Revolution? Loyalist, Tories
26.What were some names given to people who wanted freedom from the British?
Patriots, Rebels
27.What was Francis Marion’s nickname and how did he earn it? Swamp Fox; fighting and
then disappearing into the swamps
28.What was Thomas Sumter’s nickname and how did he earn it? Fighting Gamecock;
fighting hard like the gamecock
29.What was Andrew Pickens’s nickname and how did he earn it? Wizard Owl; wise leader
and a man of few words
30.How did Rebecca Motte contribute to the Patriots? she let Francis Marion’s troops burn
her house down to capture British soldiers
31.What is the document that told the King the colonists wanted to be free and when was
it signed? Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
32.Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson
33.What battle was the best planned battle of the Revolutionary War? Battle of Cowpens
34.Why shoot the officers first in the Battle of Cowpens? the soldiers would not know what
to do without their leaders
35.Who won the Revolutionary War? the Patriots
36. Why did people want the state capital to be moved? to be closer to those in the upstate
37.Where was the new capital moved to? Columbia
Hint: Know the names of the 4 men from SC who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Arthur Middleton
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Know the name of the man who signed the Declaration of Independence first and largest.
John Hancock