8th Grade SLO Review (24-25)

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Why did explorers from Spain, France, and England travel across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas?

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They wanted to find a shorter route to Asia and to become wealthy.

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After Jean Ribault's trip from Charlesfort to France, he joined a French settlement in Florida and was killed after a Spanish attack.

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joined a French settlement in Florida and was killed after a Spanish attack

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Why was Carolina split into 2 colonies (NC and SC)?

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It was too difficult to govern both regions as one colony due to their geographic, social, and economic differences.

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The Gullah culture evolved in SC because

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slaves in SC's coastal areas maintained many of their West African traditions

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What was the motivation of the Cherokee in helping to end the Yemassee War?

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to get revenge on the Creek

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At the conclusion of the FIRST Continental Congress meeting, what decision was made by the group? Options: To write the Declaration of Independence., To declare war against King George III and Britain., To boycott all trade between the colonists and Britain., To boycott trade with Britain, except for the sale of rice from SC.

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To boycott trade with Britain, except for the sale of rice from SC.

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To which part of the 1st draft of the Declaration of Independence did SC representatives object? Options: declaring independence from Britain, the list of grievances against Britain, the wording that condemned slavery, the three branches of government

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the wording that condemned slavery

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SC was divided into groups of both Patriots and Loyalists. What did this eventually result in?

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a civil war fought in the upcountry

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What impact did the abolitionist movement have on SC?

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Slaveowners became more determined to hold onto slavery

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In response to the protective tariff, John C Calhoun believed South Carolinians should

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refuse to pay it