Social Studies Unit 1 Test

The first people to live in the land we call South Carolina were

• a. Archaic People, Native Americans, Pilgrims, Woodland People

• b. Paleo-Americans, Europeans, Native Americans

• c. Archaic People, Paleo-Americans, Mississippians, Woodland People

• d. Woodland People, Native Americans, Paleo-Americans, Europeans

Which group was living here when the first European explorers arrived?

• a. Native Americans

• b. Mississippians

• c. Pilgrims

• d. Africans

What was the main reason the kings and queens of Europe wanted to claim land in the Americas?

• a. To make more money

• b. To build an empire

• c. To make more friends

• d. To defeat the native people

Why did rulers want to start colonies in the Americas?

• a. To start a home

• b. To look cool to the other leaders

• c. To expand their land

• d. To secure their claims on the land

Which is NOT an example of a common challenge European explorers faced?

• a. Attacks from native peoples

• b. Starvation

• c. Sickness including malaria

• d. Not enough money

European explorers brought back thousands of natives. What killed tens of thousands of natives?

• a. Diseases

• b. Weapons

• c. Soldiers

• d. Animals

Which was NOT one of the three main tribes in South Carolina when the English colonists arrived?

• a. Cherokee

• b. Navajo

• c. Catawba

• d. Yamassee

What is one way Native Americans work to keep their traditions alive today

• Preserving oral history and tribal languages, practicing ancient skills such as 

  basket-making and pottery, protecting Native sites, & holding events to share their 

  culture

  
  

• Selling goods with out their permission

• Dressing up like native americans for halloween

• Being their friend

What are cash crops?

• a. Crops that were worth a lot of money

• b. Money trees

• c. Crops people grow to sell

• d. Crops people grow to save money

Which is NOT a cash crop that was grown in the southern colonies?

• a. Rice

• b. Corn

• c. Indigo

• d. Tobacco