Revolutionary War
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| show | A Virginian and primary author of the Declaration of Independence, who would later become the 3rd President of the United States.
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| Declaration of Independence | show 🗑
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| South Carolina's View on the 1st Draft of the Declaration of Independence | show 🗑
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| show | Also know as partisan soldiers. These citizen soldiers used guerrilla warfare and surprise attacks to frustrate the British.
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| show | Name given to British commander Banastre Tarleton, he was known to have executed Colonel Buford's men in the Waxhaws.
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| show | Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward Jr., Thomas Lynch Jr., Arthur Middleton
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| Roles of Women during the American Revolution | show 🗑
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| show | Battle of Fort Sullivan (defense of Charleston), Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Kings Mountain
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| Patriots vs. Loyalists in South Carolina | show 🗑
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| show | October 7, 1780. This was the "turning point" in the war. Fought in the upcountry of South Carolina, this battle was a violent encounter between Patriots and Loyalists (American vs. American). This was a major Patriot victory.
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| Battle of Eutaw Springs | show 🗑
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| show | October 17, 1777. Considered to be the turning point of the war for the colonies. After this victory against the British the French became the Patriot's ally.
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| show | A German immigrant who joined the South Carolina regiment in 1776. He became a hero during the Battle of Fort Sullivan. He leaped over the palmetto log wall and saved the flag.
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| show | British commander who led the Loyalists army at Kings Mountain. Known as the "Bulldog", he was a major threat to Back Country settlers. He would die along side the many American Loyalists fighting for England.
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| show | This event (1780), in which Banastre Tarleton and his English troops executed Patriots as they tried to surrender, made many Back Country settlers anti-British. The battle cry "Tarleton's Quarter" became synonymous with this event.
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| show | Although many Americans did not support the war, this group supported the war because they thought it would end slavery.
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| guerrilla warfare | show 🗑
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| show | Who was known as the “Swamp Fox.” He patrolled the Pee Dee area. French Huguenot. Thoughtful, quick.
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| show | the “Fighting Gamecock.” Area- Santee River. Wealthy planter. Impulsive.
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| Andrew Pickens | show 🗑
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| show | employed guerilla warfare in the Beaufort area of South Carolina.
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| show | August 16, 1780. After a series of mistakes by American commander Horatio Gates, the Patriots were routed (defeated). Although it was a crushing defeat, Nathanael Greene was selected to be the leader of the Southern campaign.
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| show | After the siege of Charleston, militiamen would take an oath not to fight against the British. However, the British would change the terms and in doing so, militiamen would now be required to fight for England.
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| Southern Campaign | show 🗑
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| show | A tax on all printed materials, such as newspapers, legal documents, business contracts, etc.
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| show | Colonists often used this as a form of protest and refused to buy or sell British goods.
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| indirect tax | show 🗑
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| Townshend Act | show 🗑
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| Tea Act | show 🗑
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| show | A military force that is composed of private citizens and would take the place of a regular army in an emergency.
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| show | Someone who feels a strong support for their country. During the American Revolution, those who fought against the King and England were considered this.
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| show | Fighters who attack the enemy in occupied territory.
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| French and Indian War | show 🗑
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| de facto | show 🗑
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| show | A military strategy, designed to wear the enemy down. A war of attrition.
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| show | Signed in 1783, this agreement formally ended the American Revolution.
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| de jure | show 🗑
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| show | A term meaning that one side wins a battle, but the cost is staggering in both men and supplies.
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| the consent of the governed (the people) | show 🗑
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| To protect a person's natural rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness). | show 🗑
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| show | Generally speaking, which side did Native Americans (Cherokee) fight on?
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| Tories | show 🗑
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| show | How did the British get African Americans to fight for them?
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| Battle of Cowpens | show 🗑
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| Largest American surrender during the Revolutionary War | show 🗑
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| Battle of Fort Sullivan | show 🗑
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| show | What two battles turned the tide of the American Revolution in South Carolina, to the Patriots?
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