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A colony ruled by a different country. Responsible to the parent state.

A war between the French, native Americans, and British.

A group in SC, and NC, who attempted to make local government changes.

Plantations dominated southern agriculture. This lasted till the begining of the Civil War.

It was act act to raise revenue. Made by the British Parlament t leading into the American Revolution.

A group of American patriots. Framed to protect the rights of the colonists.

Enforced by the British Parlament. Charging the colonies on all paper products

Enforced by the British Paralament. Colonies had to buy only the British tea, and had to pay and overwhelming price for it.

The war fighting for America' independence. Gradually turned into a world war

A series of raids and ambushes during the American Revolution. Fought as part of British allies, until half way through they joined the Western Union.

The document saying that the thirteen colonies are now independent from Britain. Written by Thomas Jefferson.

Wen the legislature named itself the general assembly of South Carolina. Written so we could have our own rules and server ate government.

The first constitution of the United States. So states had no control over themselves.

Major win for British in revolutionary war. Led to the capture of Charleston.

A decisive battle. An American victory.

The patriots won this battle in the war. Helped America capture back South Carolina.

Last major battle of South Carolina. America finally regained South Carolina.

When the northern and southern states decided that 3/5 of the slave population will be kept for representation. Representation for taxes.

Whe they alowed tax imports. but they did not allow tax exports

A set of laws. They were set by the government

It was an arguement between small states reached during on conveniuonal congress. It defined part of the legilature structure.

Invented by Eli Whitney. Removed all sharp seeds from cotton. Helped a lot of slaves.

The slaves and owners would take the picked cotton to the market. The could trade it for many other supllies, and money.

We were not alowed tax goods exported. Imposed in response to violations of the U.S.

The Revolutionary War carried over. The U.S. took on the most powerful navy in the world.

Would have been the largest slave rebellion. Denmark Vessey, the leader, was freed and then later decided to lead this rebellion. The word of the rebellion spread and him and fellow leaders were executed.

A tariff created to help increase the price of cloth. Making newly cotton prices lower, and the south losing money and the north gaining money.

Began to end slavery, and all racial discrimination and segregation. Led up to the Civil War.

Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Purpose was to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1850 and let the settlers choose whether they would like slavery or not.

It was illegal for the federal government decide whether slavery was legal or not in some states. It was also to address that African Americans could not be citizens.

Abraham Lincoln was elected. Southern states angered, because they might lose their slaves or their rights over their slaves.

The war was fought between the North and South and they had seceded. Bloodiest war. North won, south regoined nation and slavery was abolished.

Southern states seceded from the Union. Didn't like Lincoln, or his decisions about slavery. Eventually came back as one nation again.

The battle that started the American Civil War. A big station of the war, and is still visited today.

A battle fought from water to land. North won - Port Royal captured.

People who agreed with the secession of the south and north.

A general in the Civil War. Took on "total war" against the Confederate States.

A slave who freed himself, his family, his friends and their families. As a ship captain, he took a confederate ship and sailed across the confederate blockade into freedom.

A war tactic created by William T. Sherman. To tell the confederate states how long the war would last, to bore them and make them lose interest to shorten the war.

Happened 5 days after the south had surrendered to the north. Lincoln was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth, a southerner in a theater during a play.