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SC Groups and Battles of the American Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Most African Americans continued to be ____________ during the war. | Slaves |
| Who were nurses, worked the farms and were both loyalists and patriots during the war? | Women |
| Where did most loyalists in SC live? | Backcountry |
| What is another name for a loyalist? | Tory |
| Who were Author Middleton, Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch Jr. and Thomas Heyward Jr? | SC delegates who signed the DOI |
| What was the first battle/patriot victory in SC? | Fort Moultrie |
| Who won the siege on Charles Town? | British |
| Which fighters used guerrilla warfare? | Patriots |
| Whose nickname was The Gamecock and was a partisan leader? | Thomas Sumter |
| Whose nickname was the Swamp fox and was a partisan leader? | Francis Marion |
| Whose nickname was the Wizard Owl and was a partisan leader? | Andrew Pickens |
| Which SC battle was a disaster because of the poor leadership of Horatio Gates? | Camden |
| Which battle took place on a mountain, when militiamen surrounded a British troop led by Patrick Ferguson? | Kings Mountain |
| Which battle was a Patriot victory by combining the militia and Continental Army to trick the British? | Cowpens |
| Which battle was considered a "tie" and was the last battle in SC? | Eutaw Springs |
| What was the greatest accomplishment of the 2nd Continental Congress? | Writing the Declaration of Independence |