SC Colony to State

What group of people made up most of the Committee of 99?

• Artisans

• Doctors

• Merchants

• Planters

Where in South Carolina was our capital when the war broke out, and, consequently, where the Committee met?

• Charleston

• Columbia

• Ninety-Six

• Myrtle Beach

What area of South Carolina had more delegates to the Provincial Congress in 1774?

• Back Country

• Low Country

• Mid-Country

• Up Country

Which of the following was the one thing the Provincial Congress did NOT do?

• Raise an Army

• Commission the writing of the constitution

• Issue Currency

• Make the Baptist Church the official church of SC

The people in the Up Country were not happy with this new government or the ________________.

• Legalization of Slavery

• Invention of the Cotton Gin

• Non-Importation Agreement

• All of the Above

Who Elected the members of the Lower House?

• The president

• The upper house

• The People of the State

• The Supreme Court

Who was responsible for electing the members of the Upper House?

• Members of the Lower House

• The President

• People of the State

• The Supreme Court

Which Had the Right to Veto Laws?

• The People of the State

• The Upper House

• The Lower House

• The President

One way South Carolina showed its support for the new national government was___________.

• It sent more soldiers than any other state to fight in the war.

• It wrote the Articles of Confederation without any input from other states.

• It was the only state to meet its financial obligation to the Continental Congress.

• It had more Patriots than any other state.

What document was written to officially establish the first national government of the U.S.?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States of America

• The Bill of Rights