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Worksheet time: 20mins
In which region would you find sand dunes and salt marshes?
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
Sandhills
Coastal Zone
In which region do you find sandy hills and peach orchards?
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
Sandhills
Coastal Zone
What are SC's 4 main river systems?
Edisto, Savannah, Santee, Pee Dee
Savannah, Wacamaw, Charleston, Edisto
Edisto, Santee, Wylie, Wateree
Yemassee, Catawba, Cherokee, Creek
Which cities ARE major cities in SC?
Charleston
Charlotte
Greenville
Columbia
What word is used to describe the number of people living in an area?
Popular
Population
Census
Polar
What word is used to describe the number of people living in an area?
Popular
Population
Census
Polar
What is a a way in which the Cherokee, Catawba, and Yemassee are alike?
They hunt and fish for food.
They build homes from natural resources in the region where they live.
They live near a body of water.
All of the answers are correct.
In which region would you find the Yemasee?
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Coastal Zone
In which region would you find the Yemasee?
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Coastal Zone
Who were the explorers that came to the New World from Spain?
Hernando de Soto
Jean Ribault
Juan Pardo
William Hilton
Select all of the ways the Native Americans were negatively affected by the explorers.
They cooked for them.
They took land from the Native Americans and claimed it for their countries.
They brought diseases.
They helped them build new homes.
Which country was the first to create a permanent settlement in SC?
Spain
France
England
Germany
Where did many of the immigrant groups such as the Hugenots and Scots-Irish settle in SC?
The coastal areas
The backcountry
The foothills
The sandy hills
What was one way that slaves kept their African culture alive?
They farmed the land.
They created Gullah.
They cooked for the white people.
They helped each other find work.
Where did many of the immigrant groups such as the Hugenots and Scots-Irish settle in SC?
The coastal areas
The backcountry
The foothills
The sandy hills
What was one way that slaves kept their African culture alive?
They farmed the land.
They created Gullah.
They cooked for the white people.
They helped each other find work.
What is a boycott?
when people refuse to buy a product to prove a point
when people buy all of something so that no one else can have it
when people all go to the same place at the same time
when factories stop making something that people want
What is a boycott?
when people refuse to buy a product to prove a point
when people buy all of something so that no one else can have it
when people all go to the same place at the same time
when factories stop making something that people want
What were the Patriots fighting for in the American Revolution?
independence from France
remaining loyal to France
independence from England
remaining loyal to England
How were militias important in the fight against the British?
They helped build forts for the soldiers.
They would surprise attack the British and then retreat back into the woods or swamps.
They helped to train the soldiers.
They helped to create weapons for the soldiers.
How did the Freedmen’s Bureau helped newly freed slaves?
A providing clothing, food, and housing
B teaching them how to farm
C providing transportation to Canada
D giving them land to farm
Why did sharecropping become common after the Civil War?
A many people needed land and work
b land was cheap and plentiful
C there was plenty of money
D there were too many crops
What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws and poll taxes?
A raise money for educational improvements
B discriminate against African Americans
C aid in funding the rebuilding of the South
D provide funds for the military serving in the South
Why did the trails to the West often follow riverbeds?
A These were safe from Indian attacks.
B Pioneers were able to find grains to eat.
C Pioneers were knowledgeable about eastern rivers and could turn their wagons into boats
D These routes were generally easier than going over the mountains.
The growing of crops by Western settlers caused which of the following effects on the natural environment?
A deforestation
B limited grazing land
C preserved natural areas
D set up the first national parks
The growing of crops by Western settlers caused which of the following effects on the natural environment?
A deforestation
B limited grazing land
C preserved natural areas
D set up the first national parks
In an attempt by the United States government to free up more land for the settlers in the area of the Black Hills, a treaty was drafted that required the Indians to do what?
A leave the area and return in two years so that the settlers could farm temporarily
B stay on a reservation
C sell their land to the settlers at a "reasonable" price
D stay in an internment area
Which of the following people and inventions belong together?
A cotton gin - Henry Ford
B telephone service – Alexander Graham Bell
C telegraph service – Eli Whitney
D electric lighting – Henry Bessemer
The United States provided aid to Cuba during its fight for independence. Which of the following was a reason for that assistance?
A the US wanted Cuba to repay its debts to Spain
B the US had about 50 million dollars invested in American businesses in Cuba
C Americans wanted an independent Cuba to conquer Mexico
D many Americans wanted to move to Cuba
Many third-world nations borrowed large amounts of money from banks in industrial nations after World War II. With the world-wide recession in the early 1980s, what was true of this debt?
A It had little impact on the current world market.
B It threatened banking systems and economies of all nations.
C It had great impact on those nations who had made the loans.
D It threatened to force only the third world nations into bankruptcy.
What new technology was developed during World War II?
A stealth planes
B cannons
C radar
D machine guns
Why did the United States help defend South Korea?
A The United States wanted to stop the spread of Communism into South Korea.
B The United States military needed another war to fight.
C China asked the United States to become involved.
D North Korea was ready to invade Japan.
Who was the African American leader who fought for change using nonviolent methods?
A George Washington Carver
B Booker T. Washington
C Malcolm X
D Martin Luther King Jr.
Recent efforts to curb air pollution have resulted in what?
A more factory jobs and a decrease in service-oriented jobs
B an increase in manufacturing facilities
C stricter limits on automobile emissions
D an increase in aerosol sprays, such as deodorants and hair styling sprays
Communications and research were revolutionized by what?
A expansion of the Library of Congress
B creation of the Global Positioning System
C development of smaller cell phones
D broad availability of computers and internet access
Which of these is a result of increasing cultural exchanges between U.S. citizens and new immigrants?
A people now buy trucks instead of cars
B the development of DVDs
C expansion in the use of cell phones and the Internet
D different foods and new ethnic restaurants
Terrorism has become a global problem. To counteract terrorism, the United States has done what?
A refused to accept any new immigrants
B paid terrorists not to attack the United States
C asked the United Nations to create a Terrorism Commission
D frozen the bank accounts of suspected terrorist groups
Terrorism has become a global problem. To counteract terrorism, the United States has done what?
A refused to accept any new immigrants
B paid terrorists not to attack the United States
C asked the United Nations to create a Terrorism Commission
D frozen the bank accounts of suspected terrorist groups
The Civil Rights Act declared that __________________ in public places was illegal.
inclusion
segregation
population
secession
What helped to end the Great Depression
The New Deal
World War I
World War II
The Civil War
