Week 18 Settling in South Carolina

Who created the first permanent settlement in South Carolina?

• the Spanish

• the English

• the French

• the Irish

How many different American Indian groups were living here?

• more than 50

• fewer than 50

• more than 100

• fewer than 10

What can you infer or figure out about why settlers started moving inland?

• They liked living in the forest.

• They hated living on the coast.

• Many of the cities like Charleston were becoming crowded.

• They were afraid of the many storms and hurricanes.

Who are the Gullah Geechee descended from?

• French people who wanted to be free

• Spanish people who were here to explore

• Africans who were enslaved and brought to the Americas

• English people who were indentured servants

Creole is the mixing of two ____________.

• cultures
• communities

• languages

• tribes

Why did the Gullah Geechee create a Creole language?

• They loved languages.

• Gullah Geechee was their original language.

• They wanted to speak more than one language.

• They created a Creole language to communicate with each other.

How were the language and culture of the Gullah Geechee preserved in South Carolina?

• They were preserved because the people were isolated from the mainland.

• The government told them to do it.

• They did not allow outsiders.

• They were preserved because the people were enslaved.

Name the three crops that were once the leading crops in South Carolina.

• cotton, indigo, shells

• rice, bananas, cotton

• rice, indigo, cotton

• rice, cotton,shells

What two factors make South Carolina a good place for farming?

• mining and poultry

• warm climate and bad soil

• cold climate and good soil

• warm climate and good soil