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Worksheets8.2
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did the Stamp Act affect prices in the American colonies?
a)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
b)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
c)
Lowcountry
d)
It raised the price of many items.
2.
The political cartoon shows a snake cut into pieces. Each piece is named for a colony. Which of these is the MOST LIKELY meaning of the cartoon?
a)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
b)
It raised the price of many items.
c)
Lowcountry
d)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
3.
In response to the Tea Act, the people of Boston held the Boston Tea Party. The residents of that town were severely punished for their actions. How did the people of South Carolina respond to the Boston Tea Party?
a)
It raised the price of many items.
b)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
c)
they held their own small tea parties
d)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
4.
Just after the American Revolution, in which region in South Carolina did most of the economic and politic power rest?
a)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
b)
Lowcountry
c)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
d)
It raised the price of many items.
5.
The MOST important result of the Battle of Camden (1780) in the American Revolution was that
a)
It raised the price of many items.
b)
Lowcountry
c)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
d)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
6.
During the American Revolution TORIES were
a)
colonists who were loyal to Great Britain.
b)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
c)
It raised the price of many items.
d)
Lowcountry
7.
The Proclamation Line of 1763 runs roughly along the
a)
Appalachian Mountains.
b)
It raised the price of many items.
c)
Lowcountry
d)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
8.
The French-Indian War (1756 - 1763) was part of a larger conflict between Britain and France called the
a)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
b)
Seven Years War.
c)
It raised the price of many items.
d)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
9.
Why were the colonists upset with the new taxes that Great Britain passed prior to the American Revolution?
a)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
b)
It raised the price of many items.
c)
Lowcountry
d)
They felt that they were entitled to representation to vote on taxes.
10.
All of these South Carolinians were signers of the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT
a)
It raised the price of many items.
b)
Lowcountry
c)
Christopher Gadsden
d)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
11.
Why was the Cherokee War a consequence of the French and Indian War?
a)
Lowcountry
b)
The Cherokee sided with the British but felt the British did not do enough to protect them and retaliated at the end of the French and Indian War.
c)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
d)
It raised the price of many items.
12.
Why did some people in the Low Country of South Carolina tend to oppose independence from Great Britain in the years before the American Revolution?
a)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
b)
colonists who were loyal to Great Britain.
c)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
d)
Some were trading partners with Great Britain.
13.
supported revolution against British control over the colonies believed that America should be an independent nation made up no more that 40% of the colonial population What colonial-era group is being described by these facts?
a)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
b)
It raised the price of many items.
c)
Lowcountry
d)
the Patriots
14.
In 1763 rice exports from South Carolina were greatly limited due to
a)
the French and Indian War.
b)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
c)
It raised the price of many items.
d)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
15.
"He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass [sic] our people, and eat out their substance. To whom does "He" refer in this passage?
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power"
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass [sic] our people, and eat out their substance. To whom does "He" refer in this passage?
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power"
a)
It raised the price of many items.
b)
Lowcountry
c)
King George III
d)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
16.
Colonial protests and boycotts against the Stamp Act eventually led to
a)
Lowcountry
b)
Parliament's decision to repeal the Act.
c)
It raised the price of many items.
d)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
17.
During the American Revolution, the official policy of the South Carolina government towards allowing African American troops in the military was
a)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
b)
It raised the price of many items.
c)
Lowcountry
d)
that they would not be allowed to serve.
18.
Which of these is the BEST description of the importance of the Battle of Cowpens (1781)?
a)
It raised the price of many items.
b)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
c)
it allowed the Continental Army to regain control of the South from the British
d)
Lowcountry
19.
Why was the Battle of Eutaw Springs important in the American Revolution?
a)
Lowcountry
b)
It raised the price of many items.
c)
It was the last major battle in South Carolina during the war
d)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
20.
Which famous South Carolinian served as president of the Continental Congress from 1777-78 and served on the committee that negotiated the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
b)
Henry Laurens
c)
Lowcountry
d)
It raised the price of many items.
21.
Which is the BEST description of the Treaty of Ninety Six?
a)
Backcountry Loyalists agreed that they would stay neutral in the fight against the British during the American Revolution.
b)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
c)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
d)
Lowcountry
22.
Who is MOST responsible for writing the Declaration of Independence?
a)
It raised the price of many items.
b)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
c)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
d)
Thomas Jefferson
23.
Why was the Battle of King's Mountain a turning point in the history of the American Revolution?
a)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
b)
The win was a great boost to Patriot morale and the Loyalists of the Carolina Back Country were broken as a military force.
c)
It raised the price of many items.
d)
Lowcountry
24.
One connection that the French and Indian War had with South Carolina was that it caused the _________________ due to the British failure to protect the Cherokee.
a)
It raised the price of many items.
b)
Cherokee War
c)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
d)
Lowcountry
25.
Which city fell to the British 1780, resulting in the loss of a major port and many colonial leaders?
a)
Charleston
b)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
c)
Lowcountry
d)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
26.
Following the American Revolution, the South Carolina legislature decided to move the capital from Charleston to what city?
a)
Columbia
b)
It raised the price of many items.
c)
Lowcountry
d)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
27.
The American colonists were upset with new taxes levied on them by the British for several reasons. One was the fact that they considered these to be "taxation without representation." What else did they resent about these taxes?
a)
Lowcountry
b)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
c)
The taxes were on everyday items which would make these ordinary items more expensive.
d)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
28.
sided with Great Britain in the American Revolution were also known as "Tories" or "King's Men" made up approximately 20% of the colonial population What colonial-era group is being described by these facts?
a)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
b)
the Loyalists
c)
colonists who were loyal to Great Britain.
d)
the British won and gained control of the Carolinas.
29.
In which region would you have been MOST likely to find Patriots during the American Revolution?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
30.
As a reaction to the British taxes on tea, prior to the American Revolution, people in Charleston
a)
dumped tea into the Cooper River.
b)
The American colonies must fight together against Britain.
c)
It raised the price of many items.
d)
Lowcountry
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