8th Grade SC History Standard 8-3 PASS Review

After the Revolutionary War, the backcountry of South Carolina became known as the…

• Upcountry.
• Wetlands.
• Coastal Plain.
• Carolina Basin.

Plantation owners in the lowcountry had become wealthy growing _____ and _____.

• cotton - corn
• indigo - rice
• tobacco - rice
• cotton - indigo

Many South Carolina Upcountry people were _____ farmers.

• truck
• cash crop
• tenant
• subsistence

There were tensions between the Upcountry and Lowcountry even while South Carolina was still a colony.  These tensions were evident in the _____.

• Yamassee War
• Regulator Movement
• Cherokee War
• Stono Rebellion

The tensions between the people of the Upcountry and the Lowcountry of South Carolina were exacerbated by the Revolutionary War as Lowcountry _____ fought Backcountry (Upcountry), _____.

• Patriots, Loyalists
• Loyalists, Patriots
• Regulators, Partisans
• Partisans, Regulators

Which answer was NOT a reason why South Carolina suffered from a poor economy after the Revolutionary war.

• fighting had ravaged the farmland
• Many plantation owners owed money to creditors in England
• American markets were no longer protected under British mercantilism
• A blight destroyed the entire rice crop

In 1786, the South Carolina legislature moved the state capital from _____ to _____.

• Charleston, Greenville
• Greenville, Charleston
• Columbia, Charleston
• Charleston, Columbia

Why did the South Carolina general assembly move the state capital from Charleston to Columbia in 1786?

• to ease tensions between the lowcountry and the upcountry
• Charleston was destroyed by an earthquake
• Columbia had better infrastructure
• Chaleston was festroyed by the British during the Revolutionary War

What was the impact of the cotton gin in South Carolina?

• Cotton seeds were easier to remove so less slaves were needed.
• Cotton became a viable cash crop in the Upcountry and more slave labor was needed.
• The price of cotton dropped because less was being grown.
• Planters refused to grow cotton anymore.

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government was weak.
• Congress could not tax states.
• There was no plan to deal with western territories.
• There was no executive or judicial branch.