SC From a Colony to a State

What was the name of the independent government that SC created before the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord?

• Committee of Advisors

• Committee of Independence

• Committee of 99

• Committee of the People

What group of people made up most of this new government?

• artisans

• doctors

• merchants

• planters

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

• Charleston

• Columbia

• Ninety-Six

• Myrtle Beach

What area of SC 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

• issue currency

• commission the writing of a constitution

• make the Baptist Church the official church of SC

In the Treaty of Ninety-Six, the Back Country agreed they would remain

• neutral during the Revolution

• loyal to the King

• on the Patriot side

• none of the above

According to the South Carolina Constitution of 1776, who elected the Lower House?

• the people of the state

• the president

• the Upper House

• the Congress

According to the South Carolina Constitution of 1776, who elected the Upper House?

• the people of the state

• the president

• the Lower House

• the governor

According to the South Carolina Constitution of 1776, who had the right to veto laws?

• the people of the state

• the president

• the Upper House

• the Lower House

What document was written to officially establish the first national government of the US?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States of America

• The Bill of Rights