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Guided Notes 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.
South Carolinian’s during the American Revolution
It is important to remember……
 not all South Carolinians, indeed not all American colonists, agreed that the colonies
should be ______________________ from Great Britain
 South Carolinian’s different perspectives and roles during the American Revolution led
to a ________________ within South Carolina
 ultimately impacted the success of the ____________ cause in the Revolutionary
War
Compare the Patriots and the Loyalists
Patriots
Loyalists (Tories)
_____________________ who supported the
remained ______________ to the King and Great
Continental Congress and independence.
Britain.
Lowcountry SC Patriots created a provisional
Volunteered to fight on the side of the
government to control the colony during the
________________.
war.
More Loyalists in _________________________ than
Political leaders were wealthy _________________
in any other colony, except New York
who were land owners and who supported
Most soldiers in the _____________________ were
independence.
Loyalists, or Tories as the American Patriots
South Carolina Patriots volunteered as
referred to them.
_____________ to fight in colonial militias and
Many of the backcountry people were not true
with Patriot partisan groups.
loyalists in principal, but instead wished to
live their lives without ______________________.
South Carolina Women during the War
 Some were Patriots, others were Loyalists and still others wished to not be involved in
the war
 Women managed _________ and ___________________ when the men were away
 Some served as _______________ or ____________
 others sacrificed their ___________ and _____________
African Americans during the American Revolution
 Continued to work as _________ in SC
 Some served as _____________ in the Continental Army
 South Carolinians feared a slave uprising so at first they rejected the Continental
Congress’s appeal to allow slaves to serve in ______________________ jobs for the
army such as cooking
 the law was changed to allow ______ of the militia to be made up of slaves
 They were not allowed to be soldiers
 Not offered their ________________ in exchange for their service in the army.
 fought for the British in response to the promise that they would earn their
_________________
 They were disappointed
Native American during the American Revolution
 Avoided war at first
 After American colonists attacked the Native Americans on the frontier, Native
Americans _____________
 Many supported the British because the British promised to return control of the west to
the Native Americans
 The __________________ supported the British and attacked the colonists.
After the French and Indian War, the British Parliament reserved the ceded land for
Natives, BUT the American colonists began settling this territory. As a Native, who would
you fight for?
The Person Project:
Step 1: Choose 1 Group from the 6 we have discussed – write the name of your chosen group on
the right arm.
Step 2: Which side does this group member support (Continental Army or Great Britain) AND
WHY? – write answer on the left arm.
Step 3: Describe 3 characteristics of members of this group. Use your notes! Neatly list on the
torso and legs.
Step 4: Decorate your person – clothing; hair; hat; rifle; farm tool – make sure you are
historically accurate – no neon (for example)!
“A”
100-93
Quality of Quality is
Construction great.
/
Student
Time and spent a lot
Effort
of time on
project.
Much
detail and
effort
displayed.
“B”
“C”
“D”
92-85
84-77
76-70
Quality is Quality is Quality is
good.
fair.
poor.
Student
Student
Student
spent
spent some spent very
satisfactory time on little time
amount of project. on project.
time on
Some
Very little
project. detail and detail and
Some detail effort
effort
and effort displayed. displayed.
displayed.
Creativity
Student
Student
Student
Student
was
was
was
did not
extremely creative somewhat customize
creative
and used creative
project.
and used
some
but did not
imaginative imagination customize
concept
when
project.
and detail. creating
concept.
Text /
TextTextTextTextNeatness extremely somewhat lacking
lacking
neat print / neat print / neatness / neatness /
easily
able to difficult to unable to
readable.
read.
read.
read.
Information All facts One fact is Two facts Three or
(Facts)
are
inaccurate;
are
more facts
accurate; in incorrect inaccurate;
are
in correct location or
in
inaccurate;
location lacking in incorrect
in
and correct number. location or incorrect
in number All others lacking in location or
correct.
number. lacking in
All others number.
correct. All others
correct.