1. ROLES AND PERSPECTIVES

2. 8-2.4 Compare the perspectives of different groups of South Carolinians during the American Revolution, including Patriots, Tories/Loyalists, women, enslaved and free Africans, and Native Americans.

3. Which side was SC on in the Revolution?  Not all supported independence.  Different opinions led to a civil war within South Carolina  Events in SC impacted the success of the Patriots

4. What did Patriots believe?  Supported the Continental Congress and independence.

5. What did SC Patriots do?  Created a provisional government to control the colony during the war.  SC’s political leaders were Patriots.  Volunteered as soldiers to fight in colonial militias and with Patriot partisan groups.

6. What did Loyalists/Tories believe?  Remained loyal to the King and Great Britain  more Loyalists in South Carolina than in any of the other colonies, except New York  Most soldiers in the backcountry were Loyalists  Backcountry people were not true loyalists in principal, but instead wished to live their lives without interference.  For example, German immigrants had no allegiance to the King or to the idea of democracy.

7. What did Loyalists do?  Volunteered to fight on the side of the British.  Lowcountry Patriots and backcountry Loyalists fought each other in the Revolutionary War.  When the war ended, many Loyalists left South Carolina for the Caribbean or Canada.  Others were fined or run out of town.

8. What did SC’s women believe?  Some were Patriots, some were Loyalists and still others wished to not be involved in the war. Emily Geiger

9. What did SC’s women do?  Women managed farms and plantations when the men were away.  Some served as messengers or nurses  Others sacrificed their homes and fortunes. Nancy Hart Rebecca Motte

10. What was the role of SC’s African Americans?  Most continued to work as slaves  Some free African Americans served in the Continental Army  Fought with the partisan bands  Fought for the British in response to the promise that they would earn their freedom. The British did not honor this promise Maurice Barboza  Most continued to work as slaves  Some free African Americans served in the Continental Army  Fought with the partisan bands  Fought for the British in response to the promise that they would earn their freedom. The British did not honor this promise

11. Why weren’t slaves allowed to join SC’s military?  South Carolinians feared a slave uprising so they rejected the Continental Congress’s appeal to allow slaves to serve in non-military jobs  Later, when more manpower was needed, the law was changed to allow 1/3 of the militia to be made up of slaves but they were not allowed to serve as soldiers.

12. What did SC’s Native Americans believe?  Some wanted to avoid the war.  Many supported the British because the British promised to return control of the west to the Native Americans.

13. What did the Native Americans do?  After American colonists attacked the Native Americans on the frontier, Native Americans retaliated.  The Cherokees supported the British and attacked the colonists.