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Unit 9- The American Revolution
teacher is slack had to make by myself ;)
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8th Grade
02/10/2010

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Battle in which SC got its state flag
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Fort Moultrie
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part of SC that had most of the Loyalist support
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back country
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This battle began the American Revolution as the British marched towards Concord
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Lexington
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another name for the Battle of Fort Moultrie
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Sullivan's Island
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Pamphlet written to motivate the American the Americans colonists to declare independence
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Common Sense
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British focused their efforts in this part of the colonies in 1780 & 1781
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south
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SC battled that was a huge defeat for th Patriots and General Gates in 1780
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Camden
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served as president/governor of SC during most of the war
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John Rutledge
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Thomas Sumter's nickname
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Gamecock
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Francis Marion's nickname
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Swamp Fox
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Loyalist commander at the battle of King's Mountain
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Patrick Ferguson
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SC hero who rescued the flag at the Battle of Sullivan's Island
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William Jasper
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SC battle that included only Americans fighting other Americans
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King's Mountain
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primary author of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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Native American tribe that was almost wiped out during the American Revolution
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Cherokee
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This document explains why the colonists served ties with Britain
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Declaration of Independence
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Event that changed many people's minds in SC from being indifferent to anti-British
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Buford's Massacre
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these were colonists who wanted independence from Britain
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Patriots
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commander of the Continetal army
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George Washington
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became president of the Continetal Congress after Hancock
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Henry Laurens
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at what SC battle did General Morgan defeat Tarleton
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Cowpens
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European country that helped the Partriots fight the British in the American Revolution
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France
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last major battle pf the American REvolution
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Yorktown
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major port in the south that was captured by the British in 1780
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Charleston
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this person wrote Common Sense
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Thomas Paine
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these were colonists who supported the British King
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Loyalists
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type of warfare used by the colonists that the British were not familar with
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Guerrilla
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