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American Revolution

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French and Indian War   North American colonial wars between Great Britain and France  
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mercantilism   an economic policy under which nations seek to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver. They sell more goods (export) than they buy (import)  
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salutary neglect   unofficial British policy avoiding strict enforcement of British laws upon the American colonies  
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Cherokee War   a battle between the Cherokee and British forces during the French and Indian War  
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Sugar Act   tax on sugar and other luxury items  
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Stamp Act   a law requiring revenue stamps to be bought and attached on all official documents (papers, newspapers and playing cards)  
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Parliament   legislative body of Great Britain  
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Sons of Liberty   a secret society organized to protest that sometimes used violence  
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Daughters of Liberty   a group of women who met to sew, support the boycotts, and discuss political issues  
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Townshend Duties   a law placing duties (taxes) on items such as glass, lead, paint, paper and tea, imported by the colonies  
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Intolerable Acts   the British Response to the Boston Tea Party  
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First Continental Congress   delegates met in Philadelphia to discuss the best way to deal with Britain's Intolerable Acts  
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Henry Middleton   a planter who represented SC at the First Continental Congress  
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Lexington and Concord   "shot heard around the world"; war with Britain began in 1775  
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Declaration of Independence   the formal announcement made by the Second Continental Congress that asserted the American colonies' freedom from Britain  
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Loyalists   someone loyal to Great Britain; also called a Tory  
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Patriots   someone loyal to the goals of the American colonies  
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Contitnental Army   army organized and funded by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain  
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Battle of Camden   defeat of Continental Army by British troops  
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King's Mountain   turning point of the American Revolution in the south  
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Battle of Cowpens   British defeat; British troops left SC for NC  
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Battle of Eutaw Springs   last major battle in SC  
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Frances Marion   used guerrilla warfare to attack British troops; the "Swamp Fox"  
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Thomas Sumter   used guerrilla warfare to attack British troops; the "Gamecock"  
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Andrew Pickens   used guerrilla warfare to attack British troops; the "Wizard Owl"  
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militia   a military force composed mainly of citizens  
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