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How does the War end?- In October 1781 the war ended when General Cornwallis had to give up the British position in the Battle of Yorktown when he was surrounded. On September 3, 1783 two years after the war the Treaty of Paris was signed.  This brought the American Revolutionary war to a end and America an independent country.

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Andrew Pickens ( The Wizard Owl)- Born on September 13, 1739 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. When rebellion against the British he was captain of a militia. He commanded a brigade of the South Carolina militia in the Battle of Cowpens. After the Battle of Cowpens he was promoted as brigadier general.
- He fought against the Cherokee in the Anglo- Cherokee War. He was well respected by the tribal leaders they called him "Skyagunsta" or - The Wizard Owl. Skyagunsta ( who was actually a real person) was one of the best warriors and Chiefs and  was a man who was said to be worthy to be a king. This is where Andrew Pickens nickname came from.
- Also known as "Fighting Elder" because he had a strong Presbyterian faith.
-Andrew Pickens died at 77 years old in Tamassee, SC.

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Thomas Sumter(Carolina Gamecock)- Born on August 14, 1734 in Virginia. He was a soldier and also a officer in the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War. During the American Revolutionary War Thomas Sumter became a commander in South Carolina militia. He also assist Charleston in the Battle of Sullivan's Island. After fighting the British at the Battle of Blackstock's Farms, Banastre Tarleton complained that Sumter "fights like a Gamecock". This inspired his nickname to be "Carolina Gamecock".
- Thomas Sumter died at   97 years old in South Carolina in 1832.

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Francis Marion(Swamp Fox)- Born near Georgetown Berkeley County, South Carolina. He was a strong believer in the American colonists rights against the British. Some of his accomplishments were he lead a nighttime Guerrilla style against British supply and communication lines and concentrations.
- He became known as the " Swamp Fox" because he built up a militia and uncovered tactics and sneaky guerrilla warfare
- In December 1780 he was promoted brigadier general under Nathanael Greene.
- He was a soldier  in the French and Indian War.
- died on February 27, 1795 in his home

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Battle of Eutaw Spring's-  Took place on September 8, 1781 fought near Charleston SC. This would be the last battle to take place in the South ( ended British Southern Campaign).
- The British won this battle
- An interesting fact is even though the British won this battle it was a heavy loss because they loss many of there soldiers.

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Battle of King's Mountain-  Took place on October 7, 1780 in South Carolina. This battle was fought between Patriots and Loyalists.
- The Patriots won this battle
- This battle was important because it pushed England out of SC
- An interesting fact was that the Mountain men refused British surrender and punished them.

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Battle of Cowpens-  Took place on January 17, 1781 in South Carolina
-The Patriots won this battle
- This battle was important because it pushed England back to Virginia
- A fun fact about this battle was that the Patriots tricked the British and how they did that was by working with a trained Colonial Army

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Battle of Camden-  Took place on August 16, 1780 in South Carolina.
-  The British won this battle and because they won it gave England control of SC.
- The Patriots retreated

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Battles of Charleston  -Battle of Charleston 1- The Patriots won this battle.
-This event was important because the Patriots would damage British Navy.
-  About this battle was that South Carolina Flag was created, Palmetto logs kept their canons out.

Battle of Charleston 2- The British won this battle
- This was important because it gave England control of the Low country
- About this battle was that it close harbors
- The Battles of Charleston was from March 29, 1780- May 12, 1780.
- These battles were fought in Charleston, SC

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Different groups perspective of the war-
-Small farmers-  The small farmers would feel worried because it would put a huge strain on their families since they had to work more to meet their needs. All of the responsibility would be put on the women which is much harder because that is more work on one person and they could loose money.
-Children-  May have been angry because if they were old enough they would have to go to war and that would be as young as  12 years old. Some children may have miss there mom or dad. Younger children like babies may have not cared because they were to young to know anything
-Immigrants- Immigrants were not really involved in the war they did not care about it. The only time they would care was if the war affected them personally but they were neutral.

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Different groups perspective of the war: Slaves, women, Plantation owners
Plantation Owners- Plantation owners were afraid to leave their homes because they were afraid that the slaves would rally up and kill their families when they were not there. They also thought that slaves should not be in the war because if they were they would try to kill their plantation owners. Some may have not wanted to leave because they would have to leave their plantation  in the hands of their wife or family.
-Slaves- The slaves wanted to fight in the war and also because they could get their chance  to be free from their plantation owner. Some slaves may have wanted to keep living there normal lives. Some slaves may have felt happy because they would not have  much control over them while their masters were gone.
- Women- Women took on many things during the  War. If they were married they would have to look over the plantation or be nurses, cooks, or maids during the war. Some women even disguised themselves as men and fought in the war and even were spies. Some women may have felt stressed because they had to take on so many responsibilities on the plantation or being a nurse,cook, or maid. Some may have felt like they should prove themselves because women were not allowed to fight.Their job was to Cook, Clean, take care of the house, and have children. Some women believed that  whatever a man can do a women can do.

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Declaration of Independence- Second Continental congress thought it was time to break away from British rule. The continental congress chose five people of the congress to write why they are declaring their independence. The five people were Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, and Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft. After some changes made by the committee it was shown  to congress on June 28, 1776.
- Everyone did not agree on the Declaration of Independence. some of the congress wanted to wait until they had a secure alliance with foreign countries. South Carolina and Pennsylvania voted no and New York and Delaware did not vote. The next day, South Carolina and Pennsylvania changed their vote and said yes and Delaware also said yes. There was twelve yes votes and one that did not vote which was New York.
- On July 4, 1776 congress adopt the final part of the Declaration of Independence. We still celebrate the " fourth of July" as independence from Britain day.
- copies were sent to all the thirteen colonies and the British government
- The four parts of the Declaration of Independence are the Preamble, A Declaration of Rights, A Bill of Indictment, and A Statement of Independence
-Signers of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina are Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch Jr.,Arthur Middleton, and Edward Rutledge

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Battle of Concord- Started on April 19, 1775 after the Battle of Lexington at 8:00am.
-They fought in the town of Middle-sex County, Concord,Massachusetts.
-After the Battle of Lexington the Patriots began rounding up Militiamen in large numbers. When the British reached Concord they began searching the patriots premises, private houses, and set fires to homes. Patriots got news the British plans and move their weapons to other towns.
- There was  fighting but the British was so tired they could not really focus on the battle
- The tired British headed back to Boston
- The American colonies won the battle

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Second Continental Congress- Met on May 10, 1775 in Philadelphia.
-Acted as the government and send ambassadors to different countries to print its own money, getting loans, and creating an army.
-Created the Continental army and George Washington would be general of the army.
-Tried peace and sent a Olive Branch Petition to Great Britain
-Issues Declaration of Independence declaring United States as it's own country from Great Britain
-  Passed a Flag Resolution for a United States Flag.
-Created a real government when the Articles of Confederation was signed. After this it would be called the Congress of the Confederation.

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Battle of Lexington. This started the American Revolutionary War.
-Started on April 19, 1775 at sunrise at 5:00am.
-700 British troops came into Lexington upon 77 militiamen on town green. Militiamen were order to regard by there commander until a shot ranged out. No one knows which side fired first.Several British volleys were unleashed before order. When the smoke cleared after all this eight militiamen died, nine wounded, one red coat was injured.
- The British won

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Paul Revere and his Famous Ride- This is Called the "Midnight Ride".
-The purpose of his ride was to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock about the 700 British troops that were marching to Concord to arrest Samuel and John
- Paul Revere also went toward Concord and went to every house but he never made it
-His ride was from April 18-19 1775 from Boston to Lexington,Massachusetts first then to Concord but he never made it he got arrested.

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First Continental Congress- Took place on September 5-October 26 1774. Each delegate came from the colonies except Georgia.Meeting was held at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Discussed the situation with Britain and the Intolerable Acts.
- Sent a letter to King George the lll which explained issues colonists had with the new treatment they were getting from Britain.
-Demand king to stop Intolerable Acts or they would boycott British goods
- They planned to meet again if the British did not meet their demands on May in 1775.
- Members of first congress were John Adams, Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Peyton Ralph who was president of the first congress
- South Carolina elected five delegates to the Continental Congress to conduct government business.

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Intolerable Acts- Five laws passed by British Parliament over the American colonists after the Boston Tea Party.
-The five acts were the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act.
-Boston Port Act- Punished the city of Boston and closed the port of Boston until the tea they dumped in the Harbor was paid for.
Massachusetts Government Act- Changed the government in Massachusetts, gave the power to another governor who was put there by Great Britain, and took power from colonists
-Administration of Justice Act- Removed capital files against a government official to Great Britain. This means if you were a witness to tell on a official you would have to go to   Great Britain. This would make it nearly impossible to do and some people called this act the Murder Act because colonists thought this would allow officials to get away with murder.
- Quartering Act-  This act meant you would have to provide buildings like hotels, barns, and homes for the soldiers.
- Quebec Act- Expanded Britain territory into the Ohio Valley and changed the Quebec Province into Catholic Province.
- Angered colonists because they lose land in Ohio.
- Also called the Coercive Acts and the Punitive Acts.

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Boston Tea Party-  The Boston Tea Party happened on December 16, 1773 in the Boston Harbor, Boston, MA.
-This happened after the Tea Act was passed.
- The colonists boarded the three ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor. Some colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians but the British knew who actually did it.
- A fun fact is the 342 chests had a total of together 90,000 pounds of tea.Today that would be worth a million dollars.
- The tea originally was from China
-An interesting detail is South Carolina has some relations to the Boston Tea party. Actually this came before the Boston Tea party. There was a Charleston Tea party in SC on December 3, 1773. The ship arrived into Charles Town and had 257 chest of tea. The tea was taken and  put in the Great Hall of Exchange. The citizens let the tea stay in Charles Town only if it was put away and not seen. They did not pay any taxes on the tea.

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Tea Act-  The Tea Act allowed only colonists to buy tea from only the East India Company and the colonists  also had to pay high taxes on tea . This let the East India Company have control over tea sales in American Colonists
- This was released on May 10, 1773
- This act lead to the Boston Tea Party.

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Boston Massacre- A deadly riot on March 5, 1770 on Kings Street near Boston. It started out as a small argument between a few colonists and a British soldier named Hugh White. The fight began to grow with a few colonists joining in throwing things at the soldiers. The colonists dared the soldiers to fire. Suddenly, an object from the crowd hit a soldier named Montgomery and it knocked him down and he fired into the crowd. This caused other soldiers to fire as well.
- 5 died during this time. They were all colonists
- After this incident 13 people were arrested. The thirteen people were 8 British soldiers, 1 officer, and 4 civilians. They were put in jail waiting for their trial. British troops were removed from the city.

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Townshend Act-  Passed by the British Parliament in 1767. It taxed goods that would be in the American colonies.
- This law taxed things such as glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea.
- This tax was passed to take away some of the colonists freedom and have control over them

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Patriots- American colonists who rejected British rule, wanted independence, and there own country which is the United States.
- Other names for the patriots were Sons of Liberty, Rebels, Whigs, and Colonials.
- George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson who would be our future presidents were patriots. George Washington also led the Continental Army
- some famous patriots were Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, Ethan Allen, Patrick Henry, and Benjamin Franklin
- These men are often called the Founding Fathers of the United States

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Loyalist- American colonists who were faithful  to the British Empire  during the American Revolution
-They were also called Tories, Royalists, and king's friends
-Wanted peace forms of protests
-The patriots tortured the loyalists using the process of "Tar and Feathering" and the loyalists would  leave there homes.
-An interesting fact is that there were black loyalists that settled near Birch town, Shelburne Southeastern Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick
-some famous loyalists were Joseph Brant, William Franklin, Thomas Hutchinson, and James Chalmers
- After the war or during the war they fled to Britain or Canada. America named them as traitors

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Betsy Ross- Betsy Ross is best known for making the first American flag in June 1776.
- She was a seamstress and she made the flag by a drawing George Washington  gave her. Others came with him during this time.
-The flag had to have thirteen stripes red and white and thirteen stars with a blue background in the upper left hand corner.
- There is no evidence or documentation that  she actually was the maker of the first american flag but supposedly she did.

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Daughters of Liberty- The Daughters of Liberty was formed in 1765.
- The purpose of the Daughters of Liberty was to protest the Stamp and Townshend Act. They also fought for liberty during the American Revolution
-used their skills to make clothing and homemade products. This  helped America not to depend on the British Textile
- Memebers of the Daughters of Liberty were  Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Sarah Franklin Bache, Esther de Berdt Reed, Deborah Sampson, and Maude Epperson.

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Sons of Liberty- The Sons of Liberty was found in 1765 and ended in 1776.
- The founders of the Sons of Liberty were Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
- The purpose of the Sons of Liberty was to fight for rights of the European colonists and to fight the taxes the British Government put on things
- The people apart of the Sons of Liberty were Samuel Adams, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Edes, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Lamb, Joseph Warren, Paul Revere, William Mackay, Alexander McDougall, James Otis, Jr., Benjamin Rush, Issac Sears, Haym Solomon, James Swan, Charles Thompson, Thomas Young, Marinus Wllett, and Oliver Wolcott.
-There motto was " No taxation without representation."

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Stamp Act congress and Boycott- The Stamp Act congress was between Oct 7th and 25th in 1765 in New York City.
- The purpose of this was to discuss the stamp act
-Timothy Ruggles was the president
- Out of the Thirteen Colonies only nine of the colonies delegates came.
- South Carolina, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
-The other 4 Colonies that did not send delegates were Georgia, New Hampshire, Virginia, and North Carolina.
- Stamp Act Congress Boycott-The congress asked colonists to boycott British goods. Most Americans boycotted British goods and attacked tax collectors homes.

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Sugar Act:Also known as the American Revenue Act was released in 1764
-It replaced the Molasses act of 1733 and they lowered the tax  on Molasses
-The sugar act was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain to pay for the expenses of the F-I(French and Indian) war
-It was a tax on sugar and all things made with sugar ex:wine and Pimiento

Stamp Act- The stamp act was released in 1765 a year after the Sugar Act.
-it put taxes of things printed on paper. ex: Cards and documents
-This also helped paid the expenses of the F-I(French and Indian) War

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