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8-1 and 8-2 Benchmark Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was not one of the 3 tribes found in SC when Europeans arrived?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Catawba

c)

Sioux

d)

Yemassee

2.

SC Indians were most likely to be found near a what?

a)

Mountain

b)

Canyon

c)

Prairie

d)

River

3.

What was the biggest contribution of Native Americans on SC's development?

a)

Fishing

b)

Hunting

c)

Farming

d)

Religion

4.

SC has often been called a "distinctly southern" colony? Which of the following is true of the Southern Colonies?

a)

economy based on building ships and cutting timber

b)

economy based on fishing and fur trade

c)

economy based on plantations, slaves, & cash crops

d)

economy based on big business and factories

5.

Who is known as the "1st Lady of Indigo" and the "Indigo Girl"?

a)

Eliza Lucas Pinckney

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Elizabeth Grimke

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

6.

SC Rice and Indigo were became profitable crops for farmers in the state. What did GB do to make these crops even richer?

a)

Paid subsidies or bonuses for their production

b)

Sold the crops to foreign nations

c)

Required the colonies to only sell them to France

d)

Charged the colonists a tax for the export of these two crops

7.

Why were revolts like the Stono Rebellion and the Denmark Vesey Plot, such a concern for SC citizens?

a)

There was no major concern, as whites maintained strict control over their slaves

b)

The Slave population had grown so large that there was a new and constant fear of future revolts

c)

The governor of SC was accused of planning the revolt

d)

The SC Militia sided with the slaves, causing citizens to fear the militia and the slaves

8.

When Europeans arrived in SC they found Native Americans, who lived in the forests, near rivers, and relied on corn, beans, & squash to survive, what did they call these Indians?

a)

Eastern Plains

b)

Midwestern Forest

c)

Southern Plantations

d)

Eastern Woodlands

9.

When Europeans interacted with Native Americans, which of the following was a positive impact?

a)

Europeans and Natives Traded Frequently

b)

Europeans unknowingly spread diseases to Native Tribes

c)

Europeans taught the Native Americans to read and write

d)

Europeans taught the Native Americans about Agriculture

10.

What was the biggest NEGATIVE impact of European/Native American interaction?

a)

Unfair trade

b)

Spread of European Diseases

c)

Natives learned to read and write

d)

Europeans studied the religion of the Natives

11.

What was the name of the 1st English Settlement in SC?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Charles Towne

c)

Georgetown

d)

Hilton Head

12.

Slaves from Western Africa, became the most desirable for SC plantation owners. This was b/c they had the knowledge to grow what crop?

a)

Rice

b)

Tobacco

c)

Cotton

d)

Indigo

13.

Slaves brought from Africa to SC were packed on ships and forced to live in horrible conditions, this trip was called the ___.

a)

Hard Road

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Last Journey

14.

The purpose of the Headright System was what?

a)

To properly care for slaves

b)

Distribute land to settlers based on the size of their families

c)

Convince the GB King that SC could rule itself

d)

Protest GB Taxes

15.

After being ignored by the Proprietors, SC Settlers asked the King to take over. What was the biggest problem with this request?

a)

King was ruled SC from a distance

b)

England was the richest country in the World and could pay $ for SC Crops

c)

With the King in charge, England could now impose HIGH TAXES on SC Farmers

d)

England can protect the colonists better

16.

The area in and around Charles Towne was given the name...?

a)

Lowcountry

b)

Upcountry

c)

Backcountry

d)

Rice Land

17.

The Backcountry settlers felt they were being ignored by the Proprietors and decided to take the law into their own hands. What group did this?

a)

The KKK

b)

The Populists

c)

The Regulators

d)

The Loyalists

18.

A rivalry developed between the SC Backcountry and Lowcountry b/c the Backcountry was not equally represented where?

a)

In US Congress

b)

In Parliament

c)

In the SC Assembly

d)

Representation was equal

19.

In what part of SC were you most likely to find a Patriot?

a)

Lowcountry

b)

Backcountry

c)

No Where

20.

In what part of SC were you most likely to find a Loyalist?

a)

Lowcountry

b)

Backcountry

c)

No Where

21.

Living in the isolated Backcountry of SC, these citizens paid fewer taxes and were not impacted by Mercantilism, who were they?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Populists

d)

Regulators

22.

What was another name for a SC Loyalist?

a)

Boogerhead

b)

Turtleneck

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Tories

23.

The words on this flag represent what Colonial opinion?

a)

Colonists supported GB and were willing to continue paying GB Taxes

b)

Colonists were tired of GB taxes w/o representation & were not going to let it continue

c)

Southern states were fed up and ready to secede

d)

Colonists were tired of GB walking on their land

24.

Which best describes a Loyalist?

a)

A colonist who wanted independence from GB

b)

A colonist who was willing to fight in the Revolution

c)

A colonist who supported GB and remained loyal to the King

d)

A SC citizen who owned slaves and grew rice for a profit

25.

All of the following described a Patriot EXCEPT...

a)

A colonists willing to fight in the Revolution

b)

A citizen of the SC Lowcountry

c)

A colonist who wanted Independence from GB

d)

A colonist who supported the King and GB

26.

The French and Indian war was a continuation of a longstanding rivalry between what 2 countries?

a)

France and the US

b)

France and Spain

c)

France and GB

d)

None of the Above

27.

Where was most of the French and Indian War fought?

a)

Ohio River Valley

b)

SC

c)

GB

d)

Canada

28.

As a result of the French and Indian War, what major country lost most of its land in the New World?

a)

GB

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

USA

29.

What was the rallying cry of the colonies before the American Revolution?

a)

Secession or Bust

b)

Slavery is the Way!

c)

No Taxation without Representation

d)

Manifest Destiny

30.

What type of events were organized by groups like the Sons & Daughters of Liberty in response to GB taxes?

a)

Picket lines near Tax Collector's homes

b)

Protests in Parliament

c)

Boycotts of Taxed items

d)

No response was made

31.

Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch Jr., & Thomas Heyward are all famous b/c they did what?

a)

fought in the Revolution

b)

took over the King of GB

c)

Signed the Declaration of Independence

d)

Wrote the US Constitution

32.

What was the impact of the Cotton Gin on the state of SC?

a)

Helped remove the seeds from the cotton

b)

SC no longer needed slaves

c)

Cotton could be grown in the Backcountry, spreading slavery state wide

d)

All of the Above