Benchmark Prep 1

What motivated the French, Spanish, and English explorers to come to America?

• Establish permanent Catholic Settlements

• Gain wealth and resources for their mother countries

• Establish permanent plantations and cash crops

• Escape religious persecution in Europe

Which European country established the 1st Permanent settlement in SC?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Why did Great Britain pass laws to force Mercantilism on SC and the other British colonies?

• to control trade in order to increase wealth and power

• to allow colonies to share in profits gained through trade

• to ensure it imported more goods than it exported

• to limit the number of slaves brought to the coloies

What was the main reason for the Regulator Movement in SC?

• Lowcountry residents had less representation than those living in the Backcountry.

• The colonial courts in the backcountry handed down unfair and harsh sentences for small crimes

• The slave population in the backcountry was larger than the white population

• Backcountry farmers felt they were not represented or protected by the colonial government

Why was the Proclamation of 1763 established?

• To reduce conflicts between colonists and Native Americans

• To limit economic competition among the colonies

• to encourage colonists to establish settle on land won by GB

• to ensure French settlers left territories won by the GB in the war

During the Colonial Era, what was the goal of organizations such as the Sons of Liberty?

• to train colonists to become minutemen during the American Revolution

• to act as the first official government for the 13 colonies

• to organize protests and boycotts against GB taxes

• to attempt to resolve conflicts between the colonies

Which of these individuals would have been most likely to be a Loyalist

• wealthy farmer in the Lowcountry

• member of SC's colonial legislature

• subsistence farmer in the Backcountry

• plantation owner's wife

The Battle of Kings Mtn is considered the turning point of the American Revolution in SC, WHY?

• after their defeat GB troops were forced to retreat from SC into Virginia

• after their defeat GB troops surrendered to Francis Marion

• after their victory GB troops controlled nearly all of SC

• After their victory GB troops treated SC men so poorly they were inspired to sign up for the militia

Which statement best describes SC's first constitution?

• it was popular in the Upcountry b/c it included the needs of the whole state

• It lacked any type of chief executive to carry out the laws

• It created a bicameral legislature with the lower house elected by the people

• It gave disproportionate representation to the Upcountry

Why was SC's capital moved from Charleston to Columbia?

• to locate the capital in a city that was a major center of trade

• to make the capital equally accessible to Lowcountry and Upcountry citizens

• to move the capital closer to farmers in the Lowcountry

• to locate the capital in a position easier to defend from a slave revolt