Unit 4 (New Government) Test Review

What were two of the issues on which the Upcountry and the Lowcountry disagreed?

• Representation in the General Assembly and how to grow cotton.

• Location of the state capital and which type of cotton to grow.

• The border between the Upcountry and Lowcountry and how to grow cotton.

• Location of the state capital and representation in the General Assembly.

Why did the Lowcountry oppose giving the Upcountry more equal representation in the legislature?

• The Lowcountry did not like the Upcountry farming practices.

• The Lowcountry feared that the Upcountry farmers did not support slavery.

• The Lowcountry feared losing political power to the Upcountry

• The Upcountry did not want equal representation.

How did the American Revolution change South Carolina’s economy?

• The demand for rice as a food product grew.

• The state’s staple crops were given large bonuses.

• Planters and merchants had to find new markets

• The settlers could now expand their plantations by moving into western lands.

Which of the following geographic features of South Carolina explains why Columbia was named the new capital of South Carolina?

• The terrain in Columbia is easier to travel and much less rugged than the terrain in the original capital in Charleston.

• The original capital of Charleston was close to the ocean, and citizens feared it would be destroyed by a hurricane. Columbia is safer because it is further inland.

• Columbia is centrally located, which gave the Lowcountry and Upcountry equal access to the state capital

• Columbia was one of the first areas of South Carolina to be explored and settled, making the natural choice for the capital city.

For several decades, citizens living in the Upcountry of South Carolina were frustrated that the citizens in the Lowcountry dictated most of the state’s politics. How did the invention of the cotton gin in the late 1790’s shift this balance of power?

• It decreased the value of cotton. This put a great strain on the plantations in the Lowcountry, but finally enabled Upstate farmers to compete.

• It took the place of slave labor. This helped farmers in the Upstate who did not have any slaves, and hurt farmers in the Lowcountry who had hundreds of slaves.

• It limited the exportation of cotton. This hurt merchants working at the ports in Charleston, but helped Upstate farmers who sold their crops locally.

• This made the growing number of wealthy plantation owners more willing to share power with citizens living in the Upcountry who now needed slave labor.

The initial purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to

• Make a decision on revising the Articles of Confederation

• Revise the methods of election

• Create a standing army

• Create an income tax

The Anti-Federalists were outvoted and South Carolina ratified the Constitution. Opposition to ratification prompted the Federalists to add this to the Constitution.

• Bill of Rights

• Equal Agreement Clause

• Partnership Clause

• Preamble

All of the following are reasons the states agreed to design a new constitution, EXCEPT

• Shay’s Rebellion

• Tension between the coastal elite and the backcountry.

• Need for a stronger national government

• Need for less governmental interference

During the Philadelphia Convention, what was decided about how to represent enslaved people in the government?

• Only enslaved people that had been freed would be counted.

• Enslaved people would be counted the same as free people.

• Enslaved people would not be counted.

• Three-fifths of all enslaved people would be counted.

Regarding the issue of how representation was to be allocated in the new nation, South Carolina supported the idea that based representation on population. Which of the following best describes this compromise?

• Supreme Court and a number of inferior federal courts.

• Fair division in both houses of Congress, with each state receiving the same number of representatives.

• House of Representatives based on population; a Senate with each state getting two senators.

• Gradual end to slavery by the start of the 19t​ h​ century.