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WorksheetsSC SS PASS Review #6
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the Eastern Woodland Era, the Native Americans were able to create more permanent settlements because:
a)
deer became more plentiful.
b)
they learned to cultivate plants and practice agriculture.
c)
they developed better ways of catching more fish.
d)
they were introduced to the horse by the Spaniards.
2.
What was Carolina Gold?
a)
Rice
b)
Indigo
c)
Tobacco
d)
Cotton
3.
What tribe lived near the rivers in the Peidmont near the rivers?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Yamasee
c)
Dakota
d)
Catawba
4.
Britain’s mercantilism goal with the colonies was to create a “favorable balance of trade” which meant that:
a)
Britain would send gold and silver to the colonies.
b)
the colonies would provide livestock to Britain.
c)
Britain would export more products to the colonies than it imported.
d)
the colonies were to increase trade with other countries.
5.
What tribe went to war with the colonists over land that had been promised then taken away near the coast?
a)
Yamasee
b)
Catawba
c)
Cherokee
d)
Sioux
6.
To address labor shortages in the colonies, colonial leaders tried all but the follow except:
a)
African Slavery
b)
Canadian Slavery
c)
Native American Slavery
d)
Indentured Servants
7.
The first English settlers in SC came from:
a)
Virginia
b)
Barbados
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Ireland
8.
According to the map, colonial South Carolina produced what items for trade?
a)
tobacco, lumber, and wheat
b)
rice, indigo and deerskin
c)
rum, beef/pork and whale oil
d)
deerskins, tobacco, and wheat
9.
The Regulator Movement was a reaction to the lack of law in:
a)
Charles town and low country
b)
Camden and the piedmont
c)
Beaufort
d)
the Up Country and frontier.
10.
During the American Revolution, the British believed that they would succeed by invading the South because:
a)
they thought there were lots of Loyalists in the South.
b)
they expected the Spanish to assist them.
c)
the colonists in the South had no experience with shooting guns or traveling in rough terrain
d)
George Washington did not care about protecting the South.
11.
Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
enabled farm workers to quickly remove the seeds from cotton.
b)
decreased South Carolina’s production of cotton.
c)
contributed to the growth of slavery.
d)
made many southern plantation owners rich.
12.
During the Nullification Crisis of the 1830s, South Carolinians divided into two groups--the "Nullifiers" and the "Unionists." What was the major difference between the two groups?
a)
The Nullifiers wanted to abolish slavery; the Unionists wanted to continue to use slave labor.
b)
The Nullifiers wanted to oppose the federal government; the Unionists wanted to support the federal government.
c)
The Nullifiers wanted South Carolina to become an industrial state; the Unionists wanted South Carolina to remain an agricultural state.
d)
The Nullifiers wanted to support President Andrew Jackson; the Unionists wanted to support Vice-President John Calhoun.
13.
Which cause of the Civil War was published and read throughout the northern states?
a)
The Fire Eaters handbook
b)
Uncle Mercy’s plight
c)
Abolition for the South
d)
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
14.
South Carolinians who wanted to secede but only if the other southern states did also:
a)
Cooperationists
b)
Fire Eaters
c)
Unionists
d)
Secessionists
15.
Abolitionists were people who:
a)
wanted to end the institution of slavery.
b)
wanted to protect the institution of slavery.
c)
wanted to restrict slavery to the Southern states.
d)
wanted the treatment of slaves to be improved.
16.
"Bleeding Kansas," was the result of which of the following?
a)
Fighting between Union and Confederate soldiers
b)
Fighting between American citizens and illegal immigrants
c)
Fighting between abolitionist groups and pro-slavery groups
d)
Fighting between white settlers and Native American tribes
17.
The Compromise of 1850 eased tensions dealing with which of the following issues?
a)
declining agriculture in the South
b)
rising industry in the North
c)
border disputes with Mexico
d)
the institution of slavery
18.
South Carolinians were upset at the election of Abraham Lincoln as President because they feared he would:
a)
reopen international slave trade.
b)
outlaw slavery.
c)
raise taxes on slaves.
d)
not be able to control Congress.
19.
Secessionists were people who wished to:
a)
take South Carolina out of the United States of America.
b)
stop the Civil War before it began.
c)
have a big meeting to determine what should be done about slavery.
d)
join the United States of America and form a new state.
20.
The first battle of the Civil War in South Carolina occurred at:
a)
Ft. Moultrie.
b)
Ft. Jackson
c)
Ft. Sumter
d)
Ft. Worth.
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