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Gamecocks,Owls,Fox
Battles in SC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| My home was burned by British soldiers so I led a militia against the British in the backcountry. I was gifted at surprise attacks on supply wagons and camps. I would disappear into the woods after the attacks? | Thomas Sumter |
| I did surprise attacks and disappeared into the woods. These attacks were hit and run tactics and I had tenacity, which means I did not give up. My name is Thomas Sumter. What is my nickname? | "The Gamecock" |
| I was also a partisan fighter that led srprise attacks on the British throughout the swampy lowlands. I would disappear into the swamps. | Francis Marion |
| I disappeared into the swamps after attacking the British. My name is Francis Marion, what is my nickname? | "The Swamp Fox" |
| My nick name is "The Wizard Owl" and I led my men to victory in the Battle of Cowpens. Who Am I? | Andrew Pickens |
| Place the following events in order according to which events took place first. Declaration of Independence, Tea Act, Stamp Act, Revolutionary War, Intolerable Act, Battle of Cowpens, Boston Tea Party | Stamp Act, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Act, Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War, Battle of Cowpens |
| Who led his men to victory in the Battle of Cowpens? | Andrew Pickens |
| What is Andrew Pickens nickname? | "The Wizard Owl" |
| What three cities were so powerful, the British could not defeat them? | NewYork, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania |
| Why did the British come to SC to take over Charles Town? | because they hoped to find people who were loyal to the king. |
| What did the British do to the men when they occupied Charles Town? | they forced them to sign an oath |
| What did the British oath force the men to do when they occupied Charles Town? What did the oaths say? | the oaths required the men to be loyal to the King and fight for the British. |
| Most men agreed to the oath but several men refused, what states did they escape to? | they escaped to North Carolina and Tennessee and joined forces to fight against the British |
| When the men (patriots) first re-entered SC to fight the British, what was the name of this Battle? | The Battle of King's Mountain |
| Who won the Battle of King's Mountain? | the "Patriots" - the American colonists |
| Who tried to surrender in the Battle of King's Mountain? | the British |
| Why did the patriots refuse to allow the British to surrender? | they remembered a time when the British had not honored the patriots; request to surrender and slaughtered the patriot's troops, so the British repaid the British actions by ignoring the British request to surrender |
| Why was the Battle of Kings' Mountain important to SC history? | It was a major defeat to the British because most of the British force was killed |
| In what Battle were the British defeated but the remaining soldiers kept chasing the Patriots around the backcountry? | Battle of King's Mountain |
| What was the name of the SC Battle in which the patriots defeated the British a second time? | Battle of Cowpens |
| The American militia, led by Andrew Pickens , fooled the British into thinking that they were running scared (retreat)because they were afraid of the British army in what battle? | Battle of Cowpens |
| What happened when the British followed the patriots into the cowpens? | they were led into the guns and surrounded by the continental Army and were defeated |
| When the British were defeated in both battles, they marched to what state? | Virginia to await rescue by the British Navy |
| What happened when the British marched to Virgina after being defeated in both battles? | They were surrounded by the Continental Army at Yorktown |
| Who blocked the British from escaping in Virginia? | American's French allies used their naviey to block the British escape by sea. |
| Who won the American Revolutionary War? | The American patriots |
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