Colonial life in South Carolina was nothing like it is today with cities, interstates and technology. Settlers here in the south were largely dependent upon themselves and neighbors; however, they were definitely proud and loyal subjects to the British. When tensions began forming between the Colonists and the British over taxes being levied on the Colonists; and where once loyalty and pride were evident, many began realizing that their British King and Parliament thought of them as inferior. The Stamp Act (1765) imposed a tax for the use of products such as paper, newspapers and documents. When taxes were levied on necessary items like tobacco, sugar and tea; the stage was set for years of battles in the backcountry of South Carolina. Remember the saying “if someone is backed into a corner, they will come out fighting?”, well, let’s just say the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution proved this saying to be true.