SC History Final Exam Review 2022

What was a main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period?

• British laws promoted the growth of slavery in the South.

• Cotton could only be grown in wetlands.

• Southern mountains led to the developement of isolated self-sufficient farms.

• The climate in the South provided longer growing seasons and fertile soil.

Which group suffered from the "European" diseases as a result of the exploration of the Americas?

• Spanish

• Asians

• Native Americans

• Africans

What language and culture was created by the African slaves brought over to work on the plantations in SC?

• Portuguese

• Gullah

• German

• Spanish

What led to all of the Native American wars and attacks on Europeans?

• Europeans respecting and marrying their women.

• Europeans taking their land.

• Europeans teaching them how to read and write.

• Europeans learning how to farm from them.

The Stono Rebellion, led by Jemmy, could best be described as which of these?

• a tax revolt

• a slave revolt

• a protest against taxes

• a rebellion against Congress

Some of the first slaves and the idea for the plantation system used in South Carolina were brought by sugar planters from which country?

• Barbados

• Brazil

• Haiti

• France

Why did Parliament choose to raise taxes on the American colonies beginning in 1763?

• To build a new home for the Royal Governor

• To buy a surplus of rice and indigo

• To help pay for the French and Indian War Debt

• To increase subsidies to Indigo plantation owners

What were colonist trying to express with the phrase "No taxation, without representation?"

• Colonists thought that the king should replace the General Assembly.

• Colonists believed that every man should think for himself.

• Colonists thought that it was unfair that they had no voice or say in Parliament (British law making body).

• Colonists did not agree with the taxes, but were going to accept them.

Colonists who supported the king were known as __________

• patriots

• loyalists

• Parliament

• representatives

Colonists who supported independence from Great Britain were called _____________.

• patriots

• loyalists

• Parliament

• representatives