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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 36mins
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Class
Date
1.
The MAIN purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to
a)
help slaves adjust to their new found freedom.
b)
battle terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan
c)
serve as a voice for freed slaves inCongress.
d)
establish black codes to limit freed slaves’rights.
2.
The Amendment which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude was the
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
3.
The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
a)
provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.
b)
gain the vote for millions of former slaves
c)
provide work, education, and relief forformer slaves.
d)
get radical Republicans in positions of powerin the South.
4.
Which of these would have been a goal of the Ku Klux Klan in the south during Reconstruction?
a)
making sure Reconstruction went smoothly
b)
assisting the scalawags and carpetbaggers
c)
ensuring that freedmen had the right to vote
d)
restoring southern Democrats to political power
5.
What was the effect of the use of literacy tests throughout the South after the U.S. Civil War?
a)
women were denied the right to vote
b)
an increase in voter turnout by AfricanAmericans
c)
the poor and African Americans not being allowedto vote
d)
an increase in the power of the Republican Partyin the South
6.
When World War I began, the official United States policy was...
a)
to enter on the side of the Allied Powers
b)
to enter on the side of the Central Powers.
c)
to remain militarily and politically neutral.
d)
D) to support the Central Powers by providing war materials.
7.
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Create trade with France
b)
Draft the Declaration
c)
Create a new government for the U.S
d)
Abolish Slavery
8.
Why was South Carolina's capital moved from Charleston to Columbia?
a)
Columbia has nicer land
b)
Charleston was too crowded
c)
a capital in the middle of the state helped more people
d)
people paid the government to move it there
9.
Identify the set of written laws:
a)
Constitution
b)
Congress
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Rules
10.
Which branch of government interprets the laws, or says what the laws mean?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
All of them
11.
Which branch of government makes the laws?
a)
Judicial
b)
Legislative
c)
Executive
d)
National Government
12.
Changes to the Constitution are called what?
a)
Changes
b)
Constitution
c)
Amendments
d)
Problems
13.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
George Washingon
14.
What a negative effect of the invention of the cotton gin?
a)
Less slaves
b)
Less cotton grown
c)
More slaves
d)
More cotton grown
15.
True or False:
South Carolina had the most slaves in the US before the Civil War.
South Carolina had the most slaves in the US before the Civil War.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
This Indian tribe has a reservation near modern day Rock Hill, South Carolina
a)
Westo
b)
Pawnee
c)
Cheyenne
d)
Catawba
17.
South Carolina's first settlers brought with them slaves from
a)
Trinidad
b)
Barbados
c)
Bermuda
d)
Cuba
18.
The most famous of all slave revolts in colonial South Carolina was called
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
The Stono Rebellion
c)
The Whiskey Rebellion
d)
War of 1812
19.
To prevent slave revolts the South Carolina Assembly passed laws aimed at punishing cruel slave holders these were called the
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Treaty of Augusta
d)
Slave Code
20.
She was the first woman to be inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame.
a)
Mary Chesnut
b)
Molly Pitcher
c)
Betsy Ross
d)
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
21.
The capital city of South Carolina is
a)
Florence
b)
Spartanburg
c)
Columbia
d)
Dillon
22.
Eliza Lucas Pinckney invented a way of turning this crop into blue dye
a)
Tar
b)
Pitch
c)
Indigo
d)
Hemp
23.
What does the word Catawba mean?
a)
Swamp people
b)
River people
c)
Real people
d)
Ancestors
24.
Where did the Cherokee live?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Piedmont
c)
Sandhills
d)
Coastal Zone
25.
Which of the following is the central theme of the Reconstruction amendments?
a)
The right to a fair and speedy trial
b)
Freedom of religion
c)
Freedom of speech
d)
Equal treatment for all Americans
26.
What effect did the system of sharecropping have on the South after the Civil War?
a)
It kept formerly enslaved persons economically dependent
b)
It brought investment capital to the south
c)
It encouraged Northerners to migrate south
d)
It provided for a fairer distribution of farm profits
27.
Which of the following was considered a success of Reconstruction?
a)
Rise of the Ku Klux Klan
b)
South Carolina rejoining the Union
c)
Sharecropping in South Carolina
d)
The southern legislature passing the Black Codes
28.
What agency established by congress in 1865 provided food, clothing, medical supplies to needy blacks?
a)
Freedmen's Bureau
b)
American Red Cross
c)
Wounded Warriors
d)
United Negro Fund
29.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Lewis Powell
30.
The name given to northern whites that moved south after the Civil War?
a)
Scalawags
b)
No-nothings
c)
Yankee Doodle Dandies
d)
Carpetbaggers
31.
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution focused on giving rights to ___________.
a)
Women
b)
Native Americans
c)
Blacks
d)
Hispanics
32.
Under the Radical Republican plan of reconstruction the south was turned into how many military districts?
a)
11
b)
2
c)
5
d)
7
33.
What military district were North and South Carolina part of during Radical Reconstruction of the South?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
34.
What were the Catawba was known as?
a)
The Real People
b)
The River People
c)
The True People
d)
The Oyster People
35.
Which SC region did the Yemassee live in?
a)
Blue Ridge
b)
Coastal Zone
c)
Outer Coastal Plain
d)
Sandhills
36.
Which tribe was famous for their pottery and peaceful ways?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Catawba
c)
Edisto
d)
Yemassee
37.
What Native American tribe's culture consisted of hunting, fishing, farming, and gathering clams and oysters?
a)
Catawba
b)
Cherokee
c)
Chickasaw
d)
Yemassee
38.
Who was the first explorer to South Carolina?
a)
Juan Pardo
b)
Jean Ribalt
c)
Hernando De Soto
d)
Henry Woodward
39.
What country did Hernando De Soto and Juan Pardo come from?
a)
England
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Spain
40.
What did the 14th amendment do?
a)
Made slavery illegal
b)
Granted citizenship and equal protection
c)
granted the right to vote
41.
Why were Black Codes enacted?
a)
Provide free farmland to African Americans
b)
Restrict the rights of former slaves
c)
Guarantee civil rights to AA
d)
Support the Freedman's Bureau
42.
What was Carolina Gold?
a)
Rice
b)
Indigo
c)
Tobacco
d)
Cotton
43.
Which cash crop was used to make a blue dye?
a)
Cotton
b)
Rice
c)
Indigo
d)
Tobacco
44.
The first English settlers in SC came from:
a)
Virginia
b)
Barbados
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Ireland
45.
The colony of South Carolina was centered on Charles Town because:
a)
it had major industry.
b)
it had the best harbor in the southern colonies.
c)
it had the best universities in the colonies.
d)
it was free from attacks by pirates and Native Americans.
46.
What was the first permanent English colony in North America?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Charles Town
47.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
The above quotation comes from which document?
The above quotation comes from which document?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
United States Constitution
48.
Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of this illustration from the 1750s?
a)
Colonies that do not unite are not loyal.
b)
Colonies cannot survive unless they unite.
c)
Each colony should maintain its independence.
d)
Any colony that does not unite will be attacked.
49.
The Battle of Cowpens is considered to be the turning point of the American Revolution because:
a)
Loyalists won the battle.
b)
both sides suffered heavy losses and ended the fighting in the South.
c)
Patriots and militia defeated British regulars.
d)
The Loyalsists were defeated for the first time.
50.
One of the results of the French and Indian war was______________________.
a)
the French retained control of Quebec
b)
the English lost control of all their possessions in North America
c)
the French lost control of all their possessions in North America
d)
France lost in America but took control of England
51.
Who is the current Governor of South Carolina?
a)
Mark Sanford
b)
Nikki Haley
c)
Strom Thurmond
d)
James F. Byrnes
52.
What is the legislature of S.C. called?
a)
Parliament
b)
The house
c)
the Senate
d)
the General Assembly
53.
How did the grandfather clause affect African Americans in the south?
a)
Denied African American males the right to vote
b)
It gave money for political campaigns
c)
It prevented immigrants from becoming citizens
d)
It extended suffrage to women and 18-year-old citizens
54.
The first ten amendments of the Constitution are called
a)
Amendments of individual Rights
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
The rules of government
d)
The Articles of Confedartion
55.
Why was SC most concerned with the issues on slavery?
a)
This wasn't an issue for SC
b)
SC economy was based on slavery
c)
They were most concerned with state's rights
d)
They were more concerned with a strong leader not slavery
56.
The Virginia Plan wanted representataion to be based on what?
a)
individual wealth
b)
property ownership
c)
population of the state
d)
number of slaves
57.
Who was the vice president that became president after Abraham Lincoln was killed or assassinated?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
58.
Who were the Confederates of the Civil War?
a)
They were the South and were against the Union.
b)
They were the North.
c)
They were the south and were for the union.
59.
What was another name for the Northern states in the Civil War?
a)
The South
b)
The Union
c)
The Confederate States
60.
What did the 14th Amendment propose to do?
a)
Make alcohol illegal
b)
Allowed women to vote
c)
Gave citizens "equal protection under" the law
Gave African Americans citizenship and recognized the rights of all
Gave African Americans citizenship and recognized the rights of all
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