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SC Review v.1

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which physical features describe the Blue Ridge region?

a)

sandy beaches, Ashley River, Sea Islands

b)

waterfalls, Sassafras Mountain, fast moving rivers

c)

swamps, deserts, palmetto trees

d)

Spartanburg, Greenville, and Columbia

2.

Columbia, sandy hills, and peach orchards are all found in the:

a)

Upcountry

b)

Coastal Zone Region

c)

Sea Island Region

d)

Sand Hills Region

3.

Which human features describe the Coastal Zone Region?

a)

beaches, oysters, golf courses

b)

mountains, Columbia, Lake Marion

c)

Charleston, golf courses, historic homes

d)

hotel resorts, rolling hills, race tracks

4.

What are some human features of the Piedmont?

a)

Chattooga River, apple orchards, Putt Putt courses

b)

Sky scrapers, busy streets, rolling hills

c)

mountains, sandy soil, farms

d)

Greenville, farms, Rock Hill

5.

What kind of soil do you find in the Inner and Outer Coastal Plains?

a)

rich black soil

b)

sandy soil

c)

red clay

d)

swamps

6.

What does the word Piedmont mean?

a)

Low country

b)

Land of Red Clay

c)

Foot of the Mountain

d)

Mountain Top

7.
What country did Hernando De Soto and Juan Pardo come from?
a)
England
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Spain
8.
What was the name of William Hilton’s permanent settlement in South Carolina?
a)
Hilton Head Island
b)
Santa Elana
c)
Barbados
d)
Charleston
9.
What was the fence that was built to surround the village called? 
a)
palisade
b)
fence
c)
moat
d)
trench
10.

Cape Fear, North Carolina is South of Columbia, South Carolina.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which is not a river in SC?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Congaree

c)

Catawba

d)

Peedee

12.

Which is not a major city in SC?

a)

Cedar Rapids

b)

Greenville

c)

Columbia

d)

Charleston

13.

SC is one of only a handful of states where it is possible to visit oceans and mountains in the same day.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which state does not border SC?

a)

Indiana

b)

North Carolina

c)

Georgia

15.

Which is not a feature of SC's state flag?

a)

A globe

b)

A Palmetto Tree

c)

A crescent moon

d)

The color indigo

16.

Which shape most closely resembles the shape of SC?

a)

A triangle

b)

A square

c)

A rectangle

d)

A squircle

17.

Which is a main tourist attraction in SC?

a)

The beaches of the Grand Strand

b)

SC's world renowned snow skiing resorts

18.
Define Antebellum.
a)
"time before the war"
b)
"time after the war"
c)
"time"
d)
"never enough time"
19.
What was the main reason for the need for more and more cotton in the South?
a)
Slaves were migrating here and they needed work
b)
mass production (industrialization)=more and more cotton
c)
more people in the south = more cotton needs
d)
the denim market exploded
20.
Why was the cotton gin so significant?
a)
Because it made cotton production quicker
b)
It separated cotton fibers from the cotton seeds
c)
It made the jobs of the slaves a bit easier
d)
all of the above
21.
If the cotton gin made picking cotton for slaves easier, then why did the need for slaves grow?
a)
The CG was difficult to operate and needed many slaves
b)
It was an expensive machine and free labor made it operable 
c)
It made it easier to grow=larger plantations=more slaves
d)
none of these
22.
Why was the plot of Denmark Vessey so scary for Southerners?
a)
They realized that slaaves could revolt at any moment
b)
They realized that slaves were not the enemy, whites were
c)
They realized that all plantations were haunted.
d)
They realized that the government was against them.
23.
While the North concentrated on Industrialization, the South focused on ____
a)
machinery
b)
cloth production
c)
agriculture
d)
forming their own government
24.
Define Sectionalism
a)
The support of one's government 
b)
The support of one's nation
c)
The support of the local state
d)
none of the above
25.

where higher land of the Piedmont meets the lower land of the Sandhills

a)

Fall line

b)

marsh

c)

dunes

26.

island that protect the mainland of South Carolina from the wind and waves of bad storms

a)

Long Island

b)

Protector Island

c)

Barrier Island

27.

Which region is yellow

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Sandhills

d)

Outer Coastal Plains

e)

Coastal Zone

28.

Which region is Orange

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Sandhills

d)

Outer Coastal Plains

e)

Coastal Zone

29.

Which region is tan

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Sandhills

d)

Outer Coastal Plains

e)

Coastal Zone

30.

Which region is dark green

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Piedmont

c)

Sandhills

d)

Inner Coastal Plains

e)

Coastal Zone

31.

Which region is lime green

a)

Inner Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Sandhills

d)

Outer Coastal Plains

e)

Coastal Zone

32.
Which colonists were farmers and plantation owners who grew cotton and tobacco?
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
d)
Backcountry
33.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
34.
The first English settlers to emigrate to the Carolinas came from what other British colony?
a)
Barbados
b)
South Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Scotland
35.
How was the Lowcountry of SC different from the Upcountry?
a)
Most wealthy planters lived in the Lowcountry
b)
Literacy rates were lower in the Lowcountry
c)
People in the Lowcountry lacked representation in government
d)
People in the Lowcountry did not have access to ports and rivers
36.
Which city would I visit if I wanted to see Ft. Sumter? 
a)
Atlanta, Georigia
b)
Richmond, Virginia 
c)
Vicksburg, Mississippi
d)
Charleston, South Caroina
37.
How was Robert Smalls able to convince Abraham Lincoln allow freed black men to join the Union Army? 
a)
He wrote Abraham Lincoln a letter, asking if he could join the army. 
b)
He jumped on the Underground Railroad and rode the train in Northern territory. 
c)
He followed Sojourner Truth to Canada and declared himself free. 
d)
He stole a Confederate ship and sailed into the free territory of the North.
38.
Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman's 'total war' strategy targeted the Confederate army and.....?
a)
the citizens living in the south
b)
Northern citizens sympathetic to the South.  
c)
the South's population of enslaved Africans.
d)
Native Americans who were not loyal to the U.S.
39.
Why couldn't plantation owners export cotton during the Civil War?
a)
The Union destroyed bridges.
b)
The Union destroyed railroads.
c)
The Union attacked plantations. 
d)
The Union blockaded southern ports. 
40.
In order to get important supplies in and out, how did the Confederate army slip in between Northern ships blocking southern ports?
a)
submarines
b)
abolitionists
c)
blockade runners
d)
Underground Railroad
41.
What was the purpose of the ‘Anaconda Plan” shown on this Civil War map?
a)
to protect Southern harbors from European attack
b)
to prepare an all-out invasion of Southern states
c)
to hurt the Confederate states by blockading their ports
d)
to evacuate Southern women and children from battle zones
42.
What was the MOST negative effect of the Northern blockade of Charleston harbor during the Civil War?
a)
Women could not get the latest fashions.
b)
Ship builders could not build or repair boats.
c)
Citizens could not import goods or export crops like cotton.
d)
Families could not leave for vacations to the beach during the war
43.
He was the 16th President of the United States during the Civil War.         
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Robert E. Lee
44.
He was the commanding general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln 
b)
William T. Sherman
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant 
45.
He is known for being the first and only President of the Confederate States of America.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
William T. Sherman 
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
46.
This Union general defeated Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia to end the Civil War.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant 
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis 
47.
The Union general is most famous for his ‘march to the sea’ through Georgia and South Carolina in 1864.               
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
William T. Sherman
48.

Which region has beaches, marshes, and a lot of tourism?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Coastal Zone

c)

Blue Ridge

49.

Which region has many mountains, forests, and waterfalls?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Inner Coastal

c)

Blue Ridge

50.

Which region's name means, "foot of the mountain?" There are many textile mills in this region.

a)

Sandhills

b)

Piedmont

c)

Outer Coastal

51.

Which region has the best soil in South Carolina? There are many farms growing soybeans, cotton, and wheat here.

a)

Inner Coastal Plain

b)

Coastal Zone

c)

Blue Ridge

52.

Which region has a lot of sandy soil and fossils of fish? This region used to be covered by the ocean.

a)

Sandhills

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Piedmont

53.

Which region has many swamps and canals?

a)

Sandhills

b)

Outer Coastal Plains

c)

Piedmont

54.

Which region is known for growing peaches? It is also the biggest region in South Carolina.

a)

Inner Coastal Plain

b)

Coastal Zone

c)

Piedmont

55.

Which Region is the smallest?

a)

Blue Ridge

b)

Sandhills

c)

Outer Coastal Plain

56.

What is our state tree?

a)

oak tree

b)

pine tree

c)

palmetto tree

57.

What is our State Capital?

a)

Spartanburg

b)

Columbia

c)

Charleston

58.

What state in Charleston in?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Maryland

c)

Florida

d)

South Carolina

59.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Liberty Hall

d)

Elfreth's Alley

60.

Which side of the Civil War was South Carolina on?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

61.

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Andrew Jackson

62.

A plant used to make a blue dye.

a)

Indigo

b)

Experience

c)

Treaty

d)

Colony

63.

Which group of people were the first to establish a permanent colony in Carolina?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Italian

64.

Why did the King of England give the Lords Proprietors land?

a)

In payment for a debt

b)

They were his friends

c)

He knew they would like to live there

d)

They asked him for it

65.

Which major city is located in the Piedmont region and is connected to the fast flowing rivers that flow out of the blue Ridge region?

a)

Greenville

b)

Myrtle Beach

c)

Charleston

d)

Columbia

66.

Which region is known as the port city and is has the busiest harbor on the east coast?

a)

Columbia

b)

Charleston

c)

Greenville

d)

Myrtle Beach

67.

Which region is located in the coastal zone and is known for it's tourism?

a)

Charleston

b)

Columbia

c)

Greenville

d)

Myrtle Beach

68.
The _____________ is the area in the middle of our state.
a)
Upcountry
b)
Midlands
c)
Lowcountry
d)
Border
69.
The border to the north of our state is...
a)
North Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
Atlantic Ocean
70.
South Carolina's nickname is...
a)
The Treasure State
b)
The Peach State
c)
The Mountain State
d)
The Palmetto State
71.
What is a major city in the Lowcountry?
a)
Lexington
b)
Greenville
c)
Charleston
d)
Columbia
72.
South Carolina has 3 major climate regions. Which one of the following is NOT one of the 3?
a)
Upcountry
b)
Blue Ridge Mountains
c)
Midlands
d)
Lowcountry
73.
What state borders South Carolina to the south and the west?
a)
Tennessee
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Atlantic Ocean
74.
Greenville is a major city located in the Upcountry. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
75.
The Capitol city of South Carolina is...
a)
Greenville
b)
Myrtle Beach
c)
Orangeburg
d)
Columbia
76.
What landform might you find in the Lowcountry?
a)
Mountain
b)
Valley
c)
Beach
77.

Which river system flows along the border of South Carolina and Georgia?

a)

Savannah River

b)

Edisto River

c)

Pee Dee River

d)

Santee River

78.

South Carolina's overall climate is humid, subtropical.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Which is NOT a major city in the Lowcountry?

a)

Charleston

b)

Greenville

c)

Myrtle Beach

80.

Which of the following landforms might you find in the Midlands?

a)

Beaches

b)

Foothills

c)

Marshes

d)

Valleys

81.
What impact did the introduction of farming have on the Eastern Woodlands tribes?
a)
It caused them to settle in more permanent villages than their ancestors.
b)
It forced them to travel to new places to seek out fertile land.
c)
It resulted in malnutrition as they did not have a wide variety of foods.
d)
It made their lifestyle very similar to that of the Plains Indians.
82.
What was the motivation for the settlement of SC and other southern colonies?
a)
religious freedom
b)
economic profit
c)
gender equality
d)
prisoner reform
83.
Economic profit was the motivation for which group of colonies?
a)
New England 
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Western
84.
What was the main reason European nations competed for colonies in the New World?
a)
to build on their knowledge of science and geography
b)
to distract themselves from the colonial competition in Africa
c)
to exploit the Native Americans as a cheap labor force
d)
to obtain wealth and power for the mother country
85.
What is true about the Gullah language?
a)
it is a blend of many languages and dialects in the coastal region of SC
b)
it was used for passing confidential information between wealthy plantation owners
c)
it was the language used by Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands area
d)
it was spoken in Barbados, and many slaves spoke it before coming to America
86.
Who was in charge of the Carolina Colony?
a)
The King
b)
The Colonists
c)
The Propeteers
d)
The Lord's Proprietors
87.
The pirate Edward Teach was more commonly known as__________
a)
Calico Jack
b)
Jack Sparrow
c)
Blackbeard
d)
Captain Hook
88.
There are no accounts of any women serving as pirates.
a)
True
b)
False
89.
What port city was blockaded by a fleet of Pirate ships demanding medicine?
a)
Boston
b)
New York
c)
Charles Town
d)
Savannah
90.
What was the name of Blackbeard's ship?
a)
Golden Hind
b)
Queen Anne's Revenge
c)
Black Pearl
d)
Liberty
91.

Two of the crops that made South Carolina one of England's richest colonies were:

a)

sugar and ginger

b)

rice and indigo

c)

sugar and indigo

d)

rice and ginger

92.

The __________________________________ were eight wealthy men that were given control of Carolina.

a)

Fundamental Constitution

b)

Carolina governors

c)

Lords Proprietors

d)

English from Barbados

93.

________________________ were a group of people that were forced to come to Carolina to work on plantations and farms.

a)

African slaves

b)

European Jews

c)

Scots-Irish

d)

European Jews

94.

_______________ means it has to do with the king or queen.

a)

Diversity

b)

Representative government

c)

Royal

d)

Cash crop

95.

The king of England gave land to eight men to pay a debt. These men were called __________________________.

a)

colonists

b)

Englishmen

c)

Lords Proprietors

d)

Lords Patrons

96.

The Englishmen from Barbados knew how to set up and run plantations and brought _______________________ with them to work the plantations.

a)

workers

b)

family

c)

slaves

d)

tractors

97.

Who were the first to establish the first PERMANENT settlement in Carolina?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Fremch

d)

German

98.

A _________________________________ is a crop that people grow to sell. They don't grow it just for personal use.

a)

royal

b)

immigrants

c)

cash crop

d)

diversity

99.

Indigo is a plant that is used to make _____________________.

a)

bread

b)

gold

c)

dye

d)

rice

100.

The Englishmen from Barbados tried to grow ______________ in Carolina, but it didn't grow so well.

a)

rice

b)

indigo

c)

sugar

d)

grass

101.

The Lords Proprietors attracted settlers to Carolina by ____________________.

a)

paying them to come

b)

offering them free land

c)

selling raffle tickets

d)

forcing them to come

102.
Which is NOT a main point of the U.S. Constitution?
a)
The people run the government and vote for their leaders.
b)
Slavery is against the law.
c)
The Constitution is the highest law of the land and can be changed.
d)
Power is divided among the president, Congress, and the courts.
103.

In which region of South Carolina would you find mountains?

a)

Costal Zone

b)

Foothills

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Piedmont

104.

What is the capital of our state?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Columbia

c)

Spartanburg

d)

Greenville

105.

What ocean is one of South Carolina's borders?

a)

Artic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

106.

What is our state snack?

a)

chips

b)

fruit

c)

boiled peanuts

d)

cookies

107.
True or False: Slaves would never fight in the war. 
a)
True
b)
False
108.
Francis Marion was known as the...
a)
Swamp Fox
b)
Wizard Owl
c)
Gamecock
109.
Thomas Sumter was known as the...
a)
Swamp Fox
b)
Gamecock
c)
Wizard Owl
110.
Andrew Pickens was known as the...
a)
Swamp Fox
b)
Wizard owl
c)
Gamecock
111.
True or False: The Patriots lost the battle of Fort Moultrie.
a)
True
b)
False
112.

People in the elite class had the most

a)

Slaves and land

b)

Money and power

c)

Fancy things

d)

All of the above

113.

Who is our current governor?

a)

Molly Spearman

b)

Donald Trump

c)

George Bush

d)

Henry McMaster

114.

How many counties are in SC?

a)

46

b)

50

c)

32

d)

40

115.

What part of the country was called the Union?

a)

The North

b)

The East

c)

The West

d)

The South

116.

What part of the country was called the Confederates?

a)

The North

b)

The East

c)

The West

d)

The South

117.

Which social class was very wealthy and owned plantations?

a)

The elite class

b)

The middle class

c)

The lower class

d)

The enslaved

e)

The freed Africans

118.

Which social class had jobs such as doctors, lawyers,teachers, and shop owners?

a)

The elite class

b)

The middle class

c)

The lower class

d)

The enslaved

e)

The freed Africans

119.

Which social class had no skills and were not able to work. They would live on other peoples land.

a)

The elite class

b)

The middle class

c)

The lower class

d)

The enslaved

e)

The freed Africans

120.

Who was elected President that the South did NOT like or support?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Linnley

d)

Abraham Lincoln

121.

What did President Lincoln think about slavery?

a)

He wanted to end it.

b)

He wanted to keep it from spreading.

c)

He wanted to free all of the slaves.

d)

He wanted to move slavery into the North.

122.

Which state was the first to secede?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Georgia

c)

Alabama

d)

Kentucky

123.

The Battle of Fort Sumter happened...

a)

in Chinsleton

b)

in Charleston

c)

in Fort Moultrie

d)

in Alabama

124.

The Battle of Fort Sumter happened...

a)

in Chinsleton

b)

in Charleston

c)

in Fort Moultrie

d)

in Alabama

125.

Which side was inside Fort Sumter during the battle?

a)

the union troops

b)

the confederate troops

126.

What happened as a result of the battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

Abraham Lincoln declared war

b)

The Union surrendered the war

c)

The Union began a blockade

d)

The Confederates won the war

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