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Total questions: 185

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Name
Class
Date
1.

Built homes along the rivers in the Piedmont region. Called themselves the "river people"?

a)

Catawba

b)

Cherokee

c)

Yemassee

d)

Sioux

2.

Cherokee and Yemassee tribes used wattle and daub technique, which eventually led to ?

a)

Becoming nomadic and traveled looking for fertile land to farm

b)

Had little knowledge of building

c)

War

d)

Building permanent structures so they could stay in one place and farm

3.

Native americans built structured, permanent settlements and farmed crops for food.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What made Yemassee a unique from the other tribes?

a)

They fished for clams,oysters, and other seafood.

b)

They ate beans

c)

They ate corn

d)

They fight during the war

5.

Which tribe call themselves the "river people?

a)

Catawba

b)

Yemassee

c)

Cherokee

6.

What technique allowed the Natives to establish settlements

a)

wattle and daub

b)

bricks

c)

basket weaving

7.

The Negro Act was put in place to....

a)

control slaves

b)

help slaves

c)

kill slaves

8.

What was needed to maintain the plantation?

a)

water

b)

slaves

c)

slave owners

9.

The result of the Stono Rebellion

a)

Whites being killed

b)

Natives being killed

c)

Police office being killed

10.

How was education in the Southern Colonies

a)

poor could not read or write

b)

well educated

c)

best schools for the poor

11.

Who introduced indigo?

a)

Larry

b)

Coach Gaston

c)

Eliza Lucas

12.

Which students cheat the best at school?

a)

students who are creative

b)

students who are willing to learn

c)

students who don't want a handout

13.

Which represent mercantilism

a)

merchants

b)

raw materials

c)

cooked materials

14.

Why did the Southern Colonies thrive?

a)

highest wages

b)

climate and good soil

c)

education system

15.

The wealth and power was concentrated in the ...

a)

backcountry

b)

lowcountry

16.

Another name for the Regulators

a)

NBA Youngboy

b)

vigilantes

c)

students

17.

Best rapper of all time

a)

Kodak Black

b)

Lil Baby

c)

ECC 843

18.

The Southern Colonies were know for...

a)

Carolina Panthers

b)

rice plantations and indigo

c)

Clemson Tigers

19.

Who represented for the subsistence farmers?

a)

lowcountry folks

b)

backcountry folks

20.

Who's the best NFL team of all time?

a)

Cowboys

b)

Panthers

c)

Steelers

d)

Patriots

21.

How did SC improve as a royal colony?

a)

able to tax the King

b)

able to sale goods directly to the crown

22.

How was the Regulator Movement ended

a)

Circuit Court which established judges, courthouses and Sheriff Gaston

b)

stop wanting to regulate

c)

regulators kept stealing

23.

Why did SC looked to become a Royal Colony

a)

Lord of Proprietors taxed them, but didn't protect them

b)

to get a crown for the elite people

c)

to stand out among the other colonies

24.

Example of Stamp Act

a)

toliet paper

b)

newspaper, stamps

c)

takis chips

25.

What is Propaganda?

a)

to persuade (fake rappers)

b)

facts

26.

Motivation of the Boston Tea Party

a)

to boycott British goods

b)

to help the Boston Celtics

c)

boycott the Tea Jordan's

27.

Spanish were force to give up

a)

Florida

b)

South Carolina

c)

Blenheim

28.

Who united the Colonies

a)

King Gaston III

b)

King George III

c)

King Goings III

29.

Navigation Act.....

a)

when the king was accused of cutting off all trade with the world

b)

driving the bus

c)

driving a boat

30.

Who did slaves support during the war

a)

Patriots

b)

New England

c)

Slave owners

31.

Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness

a)

Mayflower Seafood

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Weak government

32.

Which battle was the turning point

a)

King James

b)

Kings Mountain

33.

SC partisan forces used what tactics during the war

a)

hit and run tactics

b)

Janking tactics

34.

"the turn of the tide of success"

a)

T-Pain

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

TJ

35.

Did South Carolina play a major role in the war

a)

yes, many battles in South Carolina

b)

no, the just hosted the battles

36.

Do playing video games in school really help kids score higher on standardized testing

a)

Yes

b)

No

37.

Why do teenagers put others down?

a)

low self-esteem

b)

insecure

c)

to feel better about themselves

38.

How to be the best in life

a)

take no shortcuts in life

b)

help others

c)

be unselfish

d)

trying to fit in with the pack

e)

being respectful to others

39.

Will I earn a zero by cheating today?

a)

I will be honesty

b)

I will be cheat on my test because I do not think rules apply to me

40.

Which railroad linked the eastern United States with western and central parts of the country

a)

Amtrak Express

b)

Continental Railroad

c)

Trans Trak Railroad

d)

Transcontinental Railroad

41.

What fertilizer was produced in South Carolina

a)

phosphate

b)

pho-soil

c)

topsoil

d)

Alsophate

42.

men, women, and children who worked long hours for low pay in factories

a)

Children

b)

Sharecroppers

c)

"Lint Heads"

d)

Slaves

43.

Who did nothing to help small farmers; passed a crop lien law that allowed creditors to have first claim on a farmer's crop

a)

Republican Government

b)

Democratic Government

c)

Progressive Government

d)

Conservative Government

44.

A law passed by South Carolina Conservatives that allowed creditors to have first claim on a farmer's crop

a)

Crop Lien Law

b)

Cash Lien Law

c)

Black Codes

d)

Jim Crow Law

45.

A SC pest that led to widespread crop failure

a)

indigo

b)

cotton

c)

boll weevil

d)

crop lien system

46.

African-American migration to the Great Plains state (ie. Kansas & Oklahoma) in 1879 to escape conditions in the South

a)

Migrants

b)

Immigrants

c)

The Great Migration

d)

Exodusters

47.

To deprive someone of opportunity, especially of the right to vote. In the south, black voters would have to pass a literacy test and pay a poll tax before they could vote.

a)

Discrimination

b)

disenfranchise

c)

to franchise

d)

Jim Crow Law

48.

Law that provided free land in the West to anyone willing to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration.

a)

House Act

b)

Migration Act of 1862

c)

Immigration Act of 1862

d)

Homestead Act

49.

Who did the government support in the Labor disputes?

a)

factory owners

b)

young children

c)

former slaves

d)

mill workers

50.

What is the main reason that mill workers were not able to improve their conditions and salaries?

a)

because most of the labor where children who could not organize

b)

Union organizer were fired

c)

Union organizer were given raises

d)

because most of the labor where former slaves

51.

How did Ben Tillman support the establishment of Clemson College?

a)

He wanted a place to have better jobs

b)

He wanted a place for better farming techniques

c)

He wanted a better College for former slaves

d)

He wanted to establish a higher institution for the state

52.

How did the crop lien system hurt the farmers

a)

It locked them into a cycle of debt that was difficult to break free from

b)

It locked them into crops of surplus

c)

It cause the crops to die

d)

Cycle of rotating crops

53.

South Carolinians often referred to Northerners who came to the state during Reconstruction as "carpetbaggers." Whey did the South Carolinians use this derogatory term to describe the Northerners?

a)

They felt the Northerners were trying to hurt the agrarian economy by setting up textile factories.

b)

They believed that Northerners were not doing enough to help the state recover from the war.

c)

They disliked the different products and consumer goods that the Northerners brought into the state.

d)

They believed the Northerners were taking advantage of the situation and trying to hurt white Southerners.

54.

How did South Carolina's Constitution of 1868, the first one following the Civil War, impact the role of African Americans

a)

It prevented former slaves from serving in the U.S. House of Representatives

b)

It led to African Americans being elected to every political office except governor

c)

It denied voting rights to anyone who had formerly been classified as a slave

d)

Whites boycotted Jim Crow

55.

Which piece of information could historians use to support the statement that "Reconstruction had a positive impact on the education on blacks and whites.

a)

literacy rates of blacks and whites

b)

the number of schools built

c)

the Freedmen

d)

Because the Freedmen helped slaves and small farmers

56.

It was a federal law by which the sale of a portion of western lands was reserved to support agricultural improvements in each of the established states.

a)

Morrill Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Ben Tillman

d)

Crop lien system act

57.

How did the Homestead impact the people in the South

a)

promised them free-land in the United States

b)

many lost their land

c)

promised them free-land in the west

d)

promised them better unions

58.

Which amendment allowed women the right to vote

a)

19th amendment

b)

18th amendment

c)

14th amendment

d)

17th amendment for ladies

59.

How was South Carolina impacted by the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision by the Supreme Court?

a)

South Carolina would establish the KKK

b)

South Carolina would pass laws to promote desegregation

c)

South Carolina would pass the law to raise taxes on black schools

d)

South Carolina would pass Jim Crow laws to promote segregation

60.

What economic impact did the cotton gin have on South Carolinians?

a)

It made cotton more expensive to produce.

b)

Carolinians were disappointed by the outcome of the war.

c)

Clothing became cheaper.

d)

It divided the country.

61.

What were the economic differences between the Upcountry and Lowcountry?

a)

Upcountry was the wealthy elite / Lowcountry was poor

b)

Upcountry was made as subsistence farmers / Lowcountry had large plantations

c)

Upcountry relied on slavery and religion / Lowcountry relied on trade

d)

Upcountry had more plantations than the Lowcountry.

62.

"Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxes, three fifths of all other persons."

a)

Three-fifths Compromise

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

John Winthrop

63.

Name one proposal for the Virginia Plan?

a)

Creation of a strong national government

b)

Three-fourths Compromise

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Weaker government

64.

What is Antifederalist?

a)

to oppose the ratification of the Constitution

b)

to promote the ratification of the Constitution

c)

federal program

d)

to revote

65.

Which rebellion led to tensions between the Backcountry farmers and the Lowcountry elite?

a)

Stono Rebellion

b)

Lowcountry Rebellion

c)

Shays' Rebellion

d)

Upcountry Rebellion

66.

Which plan benefitted states with a larger population?

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

Three-fifths Compromise

c)

New Jersey Plan

d)

Shays' Rebellion

67.
What was the result of the Stono Rebellion?
a)
The slaves were able to make it to Spanish Florida and get their freedom
b)
The slaves were captured and Slave Codes were strengthened to control slave life
c)
The slave trade was restricted in the colony of South Carolina
d)
The slaves were able to make it to the west and gain land of their own
68.
During the Stono Rebellion, which area were slaves trying to escape to freedom?
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Central America
c)
Spanish Florida
d)
Indian Territory
69.
Why did the Gullah language develop along the coast of South Carolina?
a)
There area had a large concentration of Africans and had limited access from white influence
b)
The coast was the only place that slaves were located
c)
The auction blocks where slaves were sold was located along the coast
d)
The folks that moved here were illiterate and created their own way of communicating with one another
70.
Why did the Gullah language develop along the coast of South Carolina?
a)
There area had a large concentration of Africans and had limited access from white influence
b)
The coast was the only place that slaves were located
c)
The auction blocks where slaves were sold was located along the coast
d)
The folks that moved here were illiterate and created their own way of communicating with one another
71.
The "Middle Passage" brought Africans from West Africa to North America with the knowledge of cultivating what crop?
a)
Rice
b)
Indigo
c)
Cotton
d)
Sugar
72.
What was the economy of South Carolina and other Southern Colonies based on?
a)
Ship building
b)
Trading with natives
c)
Harvesting lumber
d)
Plantation system
73.
What were naval stores?
a)
Stores where only sailors could buy goods
b)
Pitch and tar to put on the bottom of boats to make them water tight
c)
Production of rice that was then shipped in large boats to foreign markets
d)
Process used to produce as much rice as possible to make money quicker
74.
Why did African slaves use call and response songs in plantations?
a)
The songs praised the master for being kind to the slaves
b)
The songs praised the slave role in southern society
c)
The songs were used to sustain their work and spirit
d)
The songs were used to pray for a good weather and bountiful harvest
75.
What led to the importation of more slaves in South Carolina during the late 17th Century?
a)
The growing demand for both rice and indigo
b)
The growing demand of the naval stores
c)
The growing demand for cotton in foreign markets
d)
The growing demand of the fur trade business with the natives
76.
Which immigrant group contributed to the growth of the economy with their knowledge of rice and cattle?
a)
Africans
b)
Germans
c)
Huguenots
d)
Catholics
77.
Why were Native Americans no longer used as slaves?
a)
Native Americans refused to work in the humid climate
b)
Native Americans were not willing to sign a service contract
c)
Native Americans did not know how to cultivate corn
d)
Native Americans could easily escape into familiar territory
78.
Where was pitch and tar harvested from?
a)
Abundant oil deposits
b)
Tobacco leaves
c)
Lowcountry marshes
d)
Pine trees
79.
Why was rice known as "Carolina Gold?"
a)
Rice made a lot of money and it was a source of long term prosperity
b)
Rice was found located next to a gold mine
c)
Rice was sold directly to England in exchange for gold
d)
Rice, when harvested, has a gold color to it
80.
Which cash crop was suitable for growing in the Lowcountry?
a)
Pole beans
b)
Tobacco
c)
Rice
d)
Corn
81.
Which of the following best explains Eliza Lucas Pinckney's role in South Carolina's history?
a)
She improved the social and cultural class of slaves
b)
She sacrificed her home and her land for the Patriot cause
c)
She successfully cultivated indigo; a new cash crop
d)
She married Charles Pinckney and became the First Lady
82.
What effect did England's practice of salutary neglect have on South Carolina?
a)
It allowed South Carolina to have a wider market, especially for rice
b)
It allowed South Carolina to trade its cash crops only with England
c)
It allowed South Carolina to give subsidies to other colonies to grow indigo
d)
It allowed South Carolina to form its own government with little influence from England
83.
What was the purpose of mercantilism during the late 17th century and early 18th century?
a)
The mother country controlled trade and exported more than imported
b)
Made money by importing more than exporting
c)
Gave subsidies to farmers to grow certain crops
d)
Allowed South Carolina to only trade with England
84.
What was NOT a natural resource that gained South Carolina economic prosperity?
a)
Fertile land for growing crops
b)
Pine trees for harvesting naval stores
c)
Waterways for navigation
d)
Beaver pelts used for trading
85.
What items were put on Britain's enumerated list?
a)
Rice and Tobacco
b)
Rice and Indigo
c)
Indigo and Tobacco
d)
Indigo and Cotton
86.
How did the colony of South Carolina benefit its Mother Country?
a)
By supplying African slaves needed to work in British textiles
b)
By providing a source of raw materials and a market for British manufactured goods
c)
By manufacturing the goods for the British to sell back in the Mother Country
d)
By allowing France and Spain to trade and gain wealth for Britain
87.
Which social group had greater representation in the legislative assembly in the Carolina colony?
a)
The common people
b)
The elite
c)
The ministers
d)
The subsistence farmers
88.
How was the governor selected after South Carolina became a royal colony?
a)
The colonists were able to elect their own governor to run the government
b)
The king appointed the governor to look over the colony in his absence
c)
The colony held an election that allowed all people of South Carolina to vote
d)
The governor elected by the Lord Proprietors remained in power of South Carolina's government
89.
What was the purpose of creating the Commons House of Assembly in the Carolina colony?
a)
It was a legislative house to represent the common people of the colony
b)
It was a legislative house to represent the immigrants of the colony
c)
It was a legislative house to represent the elite people of the colony
d)
It was a legislative house to represent all people of North and South Carolina
90.
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Backcountry?
a)
Subsistence farmers
b)
Large plantations
c)
Rice farms
d)
Indigo farms
91.
What was the primary reason the Carolina colonists became unhappy with the Lord Proprietors?
a)
They felt they were paying rent but getting little protection from the proprietors
b)
They felt the proprietors were too involved in the affairs of the colonists
c)
They felt that the proprietors were too eager to see slavery prosper
d)
They felt that they proprietors were against the establishment of religious freedom
92.
How were Backcountry settlers viewed by the Lowcountry?
a)
The Lowcountry viewed the Backcountry as equals
b)
The Lowcountry viewed the Backcountry as uncivilized traders and woodsmen
c)
The Lowcountry viewed the Backcountry as leaders of the colony
d)
The Lowcountry viewed the Backcountry as representatives of the king
93.
Which of the following was a result of the Regulator Movement?
a)
The secession of the Upcountry
b)
The establishment of a circuit court system
c)
The creation of the Commons House of Assembly
d)
The end of the headright system
94.
What were the economic benefits of South Carolina becoming a royal colony?
a)
Colonists were allowed to have a say in Parliament and create their own laws
b)
The English government increased subsidies for naval stores and merchants could sell rice to foreign markets
c)
Merchants were allowed to sell all crops to open markets, especially to France
d)
The governor of South Carolina was able to guarantee that all colonists in South Carolina would be taken care of financially
95.

Which document relate to the cartoon propaganda?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

the Declaration of Independence

c)

3/5th Compromise

d)

Shay's Rebellion

96.

Argumentative document similar to the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard;s Almanac

b)

Thomas Paine's Common Sense

c)

Jonathan Edwards' Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

d)

Jonathan Edwards' Sinners

97.

Who is responsible for the American colonies uniting to form America?

a)

King George III

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Backcountry

d)

Partriots

98.

What's the action of the Navigation Acts

a)

The Declaration of Independence accuses the King of "cutting off trade with all parts of the world.

b)

The King opening up more trade routes with the world.

c)

The Silk Road being established

d)

The Sons of Liberty closing the waterway in South Carolina

99.

What excerpt is from the Declaration of Independence

a)

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.

b)

All men are not created equal

c)

July 4th

d)

Slaves are to be freed by their master

100.

What roles did the women have in the American Revolution?

a)

protected soldiers

b)

worked as nurses and messengers

c)

fought in the war

d)

agents for the French

101.

During the American Revolution who did the slaves support?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

No sides

d)

Both

102.

Why did the Native Americans support British?

a)

Promised to give back the land taken from them

b)

British threatened to kill all Natives

c)

The British paid all Natives

d)

TO lift the Stamp Act

103.

South Carolinians reconcile their fears of slave rebellion during the American Revolution in what why?

a)

Allowed the slaves to serve in the military in noncombat roles

b)

By voting to get rid of the slave codes

c)

By allowing the slaves to fight in combat roles

d)

Allowing the slaves freedom

104.

What impact did the French and Indian War effect the Cherokee's in the the colony?

a)

It led to a War

b)

The became allies forever.

c)

It led to a booming economy.

d)

It led to more smallpox

105.

Spain were forced to give Florida to the British after the French and Indian War. True of False

a)

True

b)

False

106.

Legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards were all taxed under which Act.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Tea Act

107.

Paul Revere engraved this image after the Boston Massacre. What propaganda was used?

a)

He wanted to persuade people to hate British rule.

b)

He wanted to show the strength of the colonial army.

c)

He wanted to depict the Boston Massacre acurately.

d)

He wanted to advertise his printing business.

108.

What role did South Carolina play in regards to the Stamp Act?

a)

South Carolinians supported the Stamp Act.

b)

South Carolinians started a violent rebellion against the act.

c)

South Carolinians held more protests.

d)

South Carolinians boycotted British goods and sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress.

109.

What invention had the greatest impact on the slave population growth?

a)

Steam locomotives

b)

cotton gin

c)

timber

d)

civil war

110.

Did slaves live better than factory workers?

a)

No

b)

Yes

111.

Where slaves provided houses?

a)

Yes

b)

No

112.

How did slaves rebel without causing a revolt against their master?

a)

run away

b)

protest

c)

destroying tools and slowed down working

d)

sold the goods

113.

John C Calhoun predicted what event?

a)

World War l

b)

World War ll

c)

Civil War

d)

Cold War

114.

Why were their so much fear in the south regarding revolts

a)

Slaves outnumbered the whites

b)

The north hated the south

c)

Slaves ran away

d)

Whites outnumbered the slaves

115.

Denmark Vessey Plot and Stono Rebellion change the South by.......

a)

giving slaves more freedom

b)

giving slaves free education

c)

putting more restrictions on the slaves

d)

less restrictions on the slaves

116.

Denmark Vessey and Nat Turner had what effect in the South?

a)

led to more violence towards the slaves and restrictions

b)

freedom for the slaves

c)

led to more slaves

d)

led to the end of slavery

117.

What's an example of the slave codes?

a)

slaves were taught to read and write

b)

slaves could not be taught to read or write

c)

slaves had to figure out the code

d)

whites could not be taught to read or write

118.

Why was the capital moved?

a)

to protect state buildings

b)

to encourage growth out west

c)

to promote the Lowcountry people to move

d)

it was easier for the Upcountry to travel

119.

What were the economic differences between the Upcountry and Lowcountry?

a)

Upcountry was the wealthy elite / Lowcountry was poor

b)

Upcountry was made as subsistence farmers / Lowcountry had large plantations

c)

Upcountry relied on slavery and religion / Lowcountry relied on trade

d)

Upcountry had more plantations than the Lowcountry.

120.

Why were Carolinians against protective tariffs early on?

a)

it supported propaganda

b)

It helped the sale of cotton

c)

It hurt the sale of cotton.

d)

Embargo Act

121.

John C. Calhoun pushed for the War of 1812 against the British in order to ...

a)

support impressment against American men

b)

stop impressment against American men

c)

sell more warships

d)

to have a duel

122.

A Federalist would agree with which of the following statements about a National Bank?

a)

Alexander Hamilton won election

b)

It does not allow for any debt.

c)

Create Protective Tariff

d)

"It is necessary in the new government, which is allowed by the Elastic Clause."

123.

Why was there a need for a high protective tariff?

a)

to get people to buy American products instead of buying products made out of the country

b)

to promote trade between the United States and Great Britain

c)

propaganda

d)

to protect the tariffs

124.

What is the purpose of Checks and Balances?

a)

to give the federal government more power than the state governments

b)

Establishment of National Bank

c)

Alexander Hamilton become Secretary of Treasure

d)

to keep one branch of government from getting too powerful over the others

125.

To maintain a limited government, federalism ensures ...

a)

that the federal government is divided into three branches.

b)

that Independence Day is celebrated.

c)

that power is divided between state and national governments.

d)

there are federal holidays.

126.

"Section I.

All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate House of Representatives."

Which principle of government is this discussing?

a)

Check and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Congress

d)

House of Representatives

127.

Where do the three separate branches of government come from?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Virginia Plan

d)

Articles I, II, and III of the U.S. Constitution

128.

Which is an example of Judicial Review?

a)

The Supreme Court rules that it is unconstitutional to limit freedom of speech in public schools.

b)

The President vetoes a bill.

c)

Impressment,

d)

Three branches of Government

129.

How did the train system change South Carolina

a)

Agriculture and textile businesses were denied the resources to industrialize

b)

Northern businesses that owned these train companies helped support equal rights politicians in the state

c)

Cities grew with business

d)

African American faced Jim Crow

130.

Why did mill-owners hired kids?

a)

Younger children were free labor

b)

Younger children had smaller hands

c)

Females were able to stay focused longer

d)

Males were able to do harder labor

131.

Who did the government mostly support against labor issues?

a)

factory owners

b)

workers

c)

union organizers

d)

children who work the mills

132.

Why couldn't mill workers in South Carolina improve salaries?

a)

Most of the laborers were children and unable to organize themselves.

b)

Workers were well treated and did not need to bother trying to improve their situation.

c)

Union organizers were given high wages

d)

Union organizers were fired

133.

How did Governor Ben Tillman supported Clemson College?

a)

He wanted farmers to learn better farm methods

b)

He wanted to hurt the blacks because he was a racist

c)

He wanted a higher institution for students academics

d)

He wanted to teach students politics of farming

134.

Crop lien system hurt farmers because

a)

1893 Hurricane cause the towns to lose crops

b)

people ended up in a cycle of debt

c)

people ended up in a cycle of wealth

d)

people could not stop working the farms

135.

How did the overproduction of cotton hurt America?

a)

farmers were unable to make money

b)

farmers were able to make money

c)

It led to tension between the blacks and whites

d)

It led to Jim Crow in the South

136.

How did Benjamin Tillman become a Populist?

a)

Wanted to help the common man over the poor

b)

Wanted to help the common man over the elite

c)

Wanted to help the common man over the lower class

d)

Wanted to help the elite over the common man

137.

What crop did the 1893 hurricane hurt?

a)

three sisters

b)

indigo

c)

cotton

d)

rice

138.

The North set up a blockade during the Civil War that

a)

resulted in a negative consequence for the North because they needed the cotton from the South and other manufactured goods.

b)

resulted in shortages in the South.

c)

helped the North set up a football team.

d)

didn't have an effect on any side.

139.

Why was Sherman's March to the Sea important to the Union?

a)

To get exercise.

b)

To get food like crabs and oysters.

c)

The South's supply lines were destroyed, including the railroad systems.

d)

To meet Robert E. Lee.

140.

The Election of 1860, where Lincoln was named President, resulted in...

a)

South Caroling left the Union - secession starts.

b)

the Cherokee fought with the British.

c)

the Stono Rebellion.

d)

Kwelik being named Vice President.

141.

What was a direct result of the Nat Turner Rebellion?

a)

Slaves were free.

b)

Police officers searched homes.

c)

Nat Turner made a movie.

d)

More RESTRICTIONs on free blacks and slaves.

142.

What impacted the lives of the great South Carolinians the MOST?

a)

The Union blockade at the Atlantic Coast.

b)

No bike week.

c)

No lobster.

d)

Less cotton.

143.

Why is Fort Sumter important?

a)

First gun show.

b)

The end of the Civil War.

c)

The fight began - first shot fired of the Civil War.

d)

Sherman's vacation home is there.

144.

What was the biggest impact of the Union capturing Port Royal?

a)

Port Royal's cigarette sales went up.

b)

The Port Royal cruise ship sank.

c)

The blocking of Charleston Harbor.

d)

Port Royal started an NBA team.

145.

Who came up with the Anaconda Plan?

a)

Union General Winfield Scott

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Mrs. Gaston

146.

What's the best explanation for Sherman to cause more destruction in South Carolina?

a)

South Carolina had the best homes.

b)

South Carolina had the best education system.

c)

Because South Carolina was the first to secede from the Union.

d)

Because Darlington has the best middle school.

147.

What were the primary roles of women on the home front during the Civil War?

a)

Ship building.

b)

Serving in combat.

c)

Serving in the state legislature.

d)

Raising money, sewing uniforms, nursing, working in mills.

148.

After the Tariff of Abomination, who said that the South should ignore any law that was for the North?

a)

Jay-Z

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Abe Lincoln

d)

Ms. Atkinson

149.

How can you best describe how the soldier was effected by fighting during the Civil War?

a)

Their morale was diminished from injuries, etc.

b)

They were happy to lose the fight.

c)

They were sad the war was over.

d)

They were always hyped - they were never sad.

150.

What's the difference between Cooperationists and Unionists?

a)

Unionists wanted secession if other states were going to secede and there was no other way; Cooperationists didn't want to secede at all.

b)

Cooperationists were Patriots; Unionists were Loyalists.

c)

Cooperationists wanted secession if other states were going to secede and there was no other way; Unionists didn't want to secede at all.

d)

Unionists were Patriots; Cooperationists were Loyalists.

151.

How did the Confederate army go between the Northern ships that was blocking the Southern ports?

a)

blockade runners

b)

train

c)

airplanes

d)

jet skis

152.

What was the Union's drive to fight in the Civil War?

a)

To have a Civil War.

b)

To test out their strategies.

c)

To keep slavery.

d)

To stop slavery and preserve the Union.

153.

After the American Revolution, what was the major money making activity in the southern states?

a)

Indigo farming

b)

Cotton farming

c)

Selling fish plates

d)

Hunting deer

154.

Who else was a target of Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman's "Total War" strategy besides the Confederate army?

a)

Northerners

b)

Slaves living in free states

c)

Native Americans

d)

Citizens living in the south

155.

Which Supreme Court case discussed the idea of slaves gaining their freedom by walking on Northern soil?

a)

South Carolina v. Clemson

b)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

c)

Patriots v. Rams

d)

Nat Turner v. Texas

156.

Which church group helped runaway slaves through the Underground Railroad?

a)

Christians

b)

Southern Baptist

c)

Taoists

d)

Quakers

157.

The invention of the cotton gin, farmland in the west, and more need for cotton in the north, led to...

a)

a decrease in the need for more slaves.

b)

an increase in the need for more slaves.

c)

a shutdown of the government.

d)

higher wages for slaves.

158.

What was passed because of the Reconstruction policies?

a)

house codes

b)

black codes

c)

red codes

d)

people codes

159.

How did the South change after slavery?

a)

Carolina Panthers

b)

sports

c)

gun sales

d)

Replaced by sharecroppers

160.

During Reconstruction which organization established schools?

a)

Lebron James

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

KKK

d)

Trump

161.

What kind of relationship the the former slaves and poor white southerners have after the Civil War?

a)

gang activity relationship

b)

educational relationship

c)

energy relationship

d)

conflict between the two groups

162.

Why did small farmers experience the least amount of change during the civil war?

a)

they were already used to the struggle

b)

Subway came to town

c)

Patriots won the Super Bowl

d)

Had Golden Corral

163.

Who helped the slaves during reconstruction?

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Kevin Durant

c)

Lebron James

d)

Ray Lewis

164.

How did Emancipation Proclamation harm the small farmers?

a)

sent all slaves to Alaska

b)

sent all slaves back to Africa

c)

Imprison all slaves

d)

freed up slaves to work

165.

What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

To kill plantation owners

b)

To help former slaves

c)

To help free slaves

d)

To assist the KKK

166.

Who were the Carpetbeggers?

a)

Pastors

b)

Northerners

c)

Animals

d)

Native Americans

167.

Since they were unable to purchase lands, how did most African Americans earn livings after slavery was outlawed?

a)

They worked in textile factories

b)

They entered into sharecropping arrangements with white landowners

c)

The took public service jobs provided by state governments

d)

They became migrant workers

168.

How did the Hamburg Massacre in 1876 impact South Carolina?

a)

It led to the withdrawal of federal troops from the state

b)

It increased support for colleges and universities for African Americans

c)

It worsened racial tensions and violence in the state between blacks and whites

d)

It led to the decline of the group known as the Redeemers

169.

What was a positive accomplishment of Reconstruction?

a)

Both white and African American women gained the right to vote

b)

Schools and education opportunities were made available to former slaves

c)

New constitutional amendments ended the use of voter suppression tactics

d)

Violence between white vigilante groups and African Americans ended

170.

How did South Carolina and many other southern states respond to the passage of Reconstruction policies?

a)

They passed Black Codes and elected former Confederates to Congress.

b)

They passed laws that protected African American rights and elected new officials

c)

They used state militaries to protect white citizens through martial law

d)

They seceded from the Union and created the Confederacy.

171.

Which group of people experienced the least amount of change in their economic, political, and social status during Reconstruction?

a)

the planter elite

b)

newly freed slaves

c)

elite white women

d)

small farmers

172.

What situation led many women taken on new roles in the South after the Civil War?

a)

Old ideas about women's separate spheres had been forgotten

b)

Many men were killed or physically impaired by the fighting

c)

The 14th Amendment gave women the right to vote

d)

New manufacturing jobs were created that were aimed at women

173.

South Carolinians often referred to Northerners who came to the state during Reconstruction as "carpetbaggers." Whey did the South Carolinians use this derogatory term to describe the Northerners?

a)

They felt the Northerners were trying to hurt the agrarian economy by setting up textile factories.

b)

They disliked the different products and consumer goods that the Northerners brought into the state.

c)

They believed the Northerners were taking advantage of the situation and trying to hurt white Southerners.

d)

They believed that Northerners were not doing enough to help the state recover from the war.

174.

What was one reason that many African Americans were elected to the state legislature in South Carolina throughout Reconstruction?

a)

African Americans were the minority with the state of South Carolina

b)

The 13th amendment

c)

The Freedman Act

d)

Many white citizens boycotted the elections in protest of equal rights

175.

How did South Carolina's Constitution of 1868, the first one following the Civil War, impact the role of African Americans

a)

It prevented former slaves from serving in the U.S. House of Representatives

b)

It led to African Americans being elected to every political office except governor

c)

It denied voting rights to anyone who had formerly been classified as a slave

d)

Whites boycotted Jim Crow

176.

The Hamburg Massacre of 1876 is evidence of which idea?

a)

White citizens were willing to use violence to protect the rights of black citizens

b)

The federal government's use of the military was an effective way to stop violence

c)

As Reconstruction ended, clashes between blacks and whites were intensifying

d)

Black citizens were able to form powerful militias to protect their own rights

177.

During Reconstruction, why was teh Freemen's Bureau established?

a)

to rebuild lines of communication and transportation in southern states

b)

to promote ratification of the 13th Amendment banning slavery in the United States

c)

to give assistance to anyone affected by the war, especially the former slaves

d)

to give economic assistance only to those deemed as native South Carolinians

178.

Which person was most likely to support the Reconstruction politics of Ben Tillman?

a)

an African American sharecropper

b)

a business owner leaving Clemson heading North

c)

a white farmer from the South

d)

a plantation owner

179.

Which piece of information could historians use to support the statement that "Reconstruction had a positive impact on the education of blacks and whites in South Carolina"?

a)

literacy rates of blacks and whites in the 1850s and 1870s

b)

the number of schools built during the years 186-1877

c)

the ratio of African-Americans to whites applying to college during Reconstruction

d)

the number of textbooks published during the 1860s

180.

Which law would be considered a Jim Crow law?

a)

All children are required to attend school until the 5th grade

b)

Black children and white children must attend separate schools

c)

Female textile workers may not work more than 60 hours a week

d)

The KKK

181.

Which right did South Carolina's 1868 constitution give to women?

a)

the right to vote

b)

the right to own slaves

c)

the right to own property in their own name after marriage

d)

the right to travel freely without being accompanied by husbands or fathers

182.

How was South Carolina impacted by the Supreme Court's decison in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

South Carolina passed a special tax to make sure segregated schools were equal.

b)

South Carolina passed Jim Crow laws to promote segregation in public facilities

c)

South Carolina passed laws for African Americans can vote.

d)

South Carolina passed Grandfather clause so whites could vote

183.

In what way could Ben Tillman be considered a Populist?

a)

He used tactics similar to those of political machines

b)

He promoted racists beliefs through his speeches

c)

He appealed to the common man over the elite

d)

He supported the expansion of big business

184.

What loopholes were created so illiterate whites could vote

a)

15th amendment

b)

13th amendment

c)

grandfather clause

d)

Poll tax

185.

Why did Governor Ben Tillman support the establishment of Clemson College?

a)

He felt the state needed a school for African American students to attend

b)

He believed the state needed a school to teach politicians how to govern

c)

He wanted to establish the institution for higher learning in the state

d)

He wanted to have a place for farmers to learn better agricultural practices