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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two factors determined how Native Americans were grouped?

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a)

where they lived and the language they spoke

b)

the crops they grew and the tools they used

c)

where they lived and the animals they hunted

d)

the food they ate and the language they spoke

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2.

What was the first permanent settlement of South Carolina?

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a)

Charles Town

b)

San Felipe

c)

Charlesfort

d)

San Miguel De Gualdape

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3.

Which group/country introduced Protestant religion, their language, and self-government to the North American colonies?

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a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

4.

Which European power established colonies in the Americas and sent Hernando De Soto to explore the Southeast region?

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a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Portugal

5.

Which group of men received land from King Charles II and founded the Carolina colony?

a)

There was not a name for the group

b)

The Carolina Eight

c)

The Lords Proprietors

d)

The Hateful Eight

6.

Why did Gullah culture develop in South Carolina?

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a)

Native Americans married North African enslaved people resulting in combined cultures.

b)

Beliefs of enslaved Barbadians were important to plantation life.

c)

Slaves had no real culture before being forced to Carolina.

d)

Enslaved Africans in the coastal region maintained and melded their cultures.

7.

Which cash crop was referred to as “Carolina Gold” due to the wealth it brought the colony?

a)

Indigo

b)

Tobacco

c)

Rice

d)

Cotton

8.

Which of the following best describes mercantilism?

a)

Colonies exist to profit the mother colony.

b)

Colonies exist to increase the population of the mother country.

c)

Colonies should regulate their own trade with other countries.

d)

Colonies should be free to keep all their wealth.

9.

Which statement best explains the “Barbados Connection”?

a)

Many early settlers and leaders came to Carolina from Barbados.

b)

Carolina adopted plantation agriculture based on Barbados’ economic model.

c)

Carolina and Barbados traded goods with each to the benefit of both colonies.

d)

All of the them

10.

What was a major consequence of the French and Indian War?

a)

The colonists’ decision to side with France led Britain to retaliate against them.

b)

The expense of the war led Britain to tax the colonies directly for the first time.

c)

The British began to concentrate on conquering Spanish colonies in North America.

d)

The loyalty of the colonists led Britain to grant them a high degree of self-government.

11.

Which theme best describes what the following events have in common: Boston Massacre, Sugar Act, Intolerable Acts, and Boston Tea Party?

a)

Causes of the American Revolution

b)

Causes of the Civil War

c)

American Revolution

d)

Antebellum South

12.

According to the Declaration of Independence, why are governments created?

a)

to ensure the economic prosperity of the country

b)

to provide citizens with happiness

c)

to maintain the property of the wealthy

d)

to protect the rights of citizens

13.

Which battle best exemplifies a significant turning point in favor of the Patriots in SC during the American revolution?

a)

Battle of King’s Mountain

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Camden

d)

Battle of Charlestown

14.

Why was the central government weak under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

to help colonies pay off their war debt

b)

to promote western migration and allow the states to have self-determination.

c)

to protect the power of the states and prevent a strong central government similar to  Great Britain.

d)

All of the Above

15.

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery and the plantation system in South Carolina?

a)

It decreased the need for slaves in SC because the cotton gin made growing cotton more efficient.

b)

It helped resolve the disputes between low country and upcountry because cotton was a cash crop that could make a huge profit in the Upcountry

c)

It gave South Carolina slaves more rights.

d)

Helped SC become the strongest and most populous state after the American Revolution.

16.

How did the Great Compromise solve the problem of representation during the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

a)

Slaves would count as 3/5 of a person and the slave trade would be ended.

b)

Each state would have an equal number of representatives.

c)

Representation would be equal in the Senate and proportional in the House.

d)

Representation would be based on population in both houses of Congress.

17.

How did the Three-fifths Compromise resolve the debate of how the population was to be counted for purposes of representation?

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a)

counted 3/5 of all white men in any state as part of its population

b)

counted 3/5 of slaves in any state as part of its population for representation and taxes.

c)

allowed 3/5 of a state’s representatives to Congress to be chosen by the state legislature

d)

allowed 3/5 of the slaves in each state to vote

18.

This document is the current framework for our government, the supreme law of the land, and went into effect in 1789.

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a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

United States Constitution

19.

What form of government divides power between state and national governments? (10th Amendment)

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Federalism

20.

What were the most common methods used by enslaved people to protest treatment by their enslavers?

a)

They accepted their lot and prayed for justice in the next life.

b)

They worked hard hoping to earn the master’s favor.

c)

Some pretended to be sick, worked slowly, or broke tools.

d)

Many rose up in armed revolt.

21.

What effect did the Denmark Vesey Plot have on African-Americans in South Carolina?

a)

Many whites were killed.

b)

Slave codes were strengthened.

c)

Hundreds of slaves escaped to freedom.

d)

South Carolina outlawed slavery.

22.

How can the nullification controversy in South Carolina best be described?

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a)

Placing states’ rights above federal law

b)

Making sure the federal government is supreme

c)

Following the U. S. Constitution to the letter of the law

d)

Removing South Carolina’s charter from the United States

23.

What was the key issue in the debate over the admission of new states to the Union?

a)

support for homesteading

b)

the provision of women’s suffrage

c)

the expansion of slavery

d)

the building of railroads

24.

Jim believes the United States government is not protecting his rights and that South Carolina should leave the Union immediately.  How can he best be described?

a)

Cooperationist

b)

Unionist

c)

Abolitionist

d)

Secessionist

25.

Timothy believes that a state should have the right to protect its interests, but he does not believe South Carolina should secede unless other southern states support the idea. How can he best be described?

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a)

Cooperationist

b)

Secessionist

c)

Unionist

d)

Abolitionist

26.

Which of the following events would be the best turning point leading to the start of the Civil War?

a)

The Compromise of 1850

b)

The Battle of Gettysburg

c)

The Election of 1860

d)

The Battle of Saratoga

27.

Why was the Confederate capture of Fort Sumter in 1861 significant?

a)

Forced the Border States to free their slaves

b)

Marked the beginning of the Civil War

c)

Allowed the South to form an alliance with France

d)

Inspired northern voters to elect Lincoln as president

28.

How did the blockade of South Carolina ports during the Civil War affect people living in South Carolina?

a)

Kept the Confederacy from receiving supplies

b)

Helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the north

c)

Opened new trade routes

d)

Made it easier to trade with the Northern states

29.

How did the Civil War affect the planter class in South Carolina?

a)

Became wealthier by investing in Northern factories

b)

Increase in their political power

c)

Loss of wealth and property, slaves and plantations

d)

Able to earn their own money

30.

What was the main purpose of the Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction?

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a)

to welcome back the ex-Confederate states

b)

to rewrite the United States Constitution

c)

to help the South rebuild railroads

d)

to protect the rights of newly freed slaves and punish the south for black codes

31.

Why was the sharecropping system negative for most South Carolina farmers?

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a)

Sharecroppers earned interest on the land they worked.

b)

Sharecroppers were often in debt.

c)

Sharecroppers were unable to keep all of the crops they farmed.

d)

Sharecroppers owned their own homes.

32.

What best describes racial relations in South Carolina during and after Reconstruction?

a)

Racial relations worsened as African Americans gained more political power.

b)

Racial tension lessened because the people were tired of the conflict.

c)

Freedmen quickly became a part of the democratic society.

d)

African Americans preferred that only upper class white citizens vote.

33.

What was the effect of the United States Supreme Court in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

a)

ruled that Reconstruction could end.

b)

ruled that prohibition was legal.

c)

ruled that segregation was legal.

d)

ruled against women’s suffrage.

34.

What new industries began to thrive in South Carolina during the 19th century?

a)

textiles and phosphate mining

b)

chemical production and cottonseed oil

c)

steel mills and meat packing

d)

oil refining and automobiles

35.

What would South Carolina Governor Benjamin Tillman best be described as?

a)

Progressive

b)

Carpetbagger

c)

Radical Republican

d)

Populist

36.

What would best describe the Gilded Age?

a)

another name for the great depression

b)

A period of huge economic growth for the country but the working class were exploited

c)

When the South was rebuilt after the Civil War.

d)

A period of social equality and government regulation.

37.

In the early 1900s, what movement began that aimed to reform big business, end corruption, and provide help to urban areas?

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Populist Movement

d)

Prohibition Movement

38.

What is one way that the state of South Carolina played a major role during World War I?

a)

provided money to the federal government to purchase weapons

b)

provided college laboratories to experiment with new technologies

c)

provided land to the federal government for the construction of military bases

d)

produced the majority of the nation’s military vehicles

39.

How did Prohibition unintentionally affect United States society?

a)

increased crime and bootlegging

b)

decreased popularity of the Ku Klux Klan

c)

depleted revenue from alcohol taxes

d)

caused people to turn to “harder” drugs

40.

In the 1920s, why was a dam built over the Saluda River to create Lake Murray?

a)

to provide jobs for failed farmers

b)

to supply hydroelectric power

c)

to create a spot for tourism and boating

d)

to make travel between Irmo and Lexington easier

41.

How did the boll weevil damage the economy of South Carolina during the 1920s?

a)

destroyed most of the state’s cotton crop

b)

carried diseases like smallpox and influenza

c)

damaged the construction of new buildings

d)

ruined machinery in the textile mills

42.

What was the name of FDR’s plan to defeat the Great Depression?

a)

Wake Up America Plan

b)

FDR’s Grand Plan

c)

A Great Plan

d)

The New Deal

43.

Why did the stock market crash of 1929 have less of an impact in South Carolina than it had in other areas of the nation?

a)

South Carolina investors did not buy stocks on margin.

b)

South Carolina banks remained open.

c)

South Carolina was already in a depression.

d)

South Carolina workers did not lose their jobs.

44.

What event triggered US entry into World War II?

a)

interception of the Zimmerman telegram

b)

Black Tuesday Stock Market Crash

c)

sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

45.

During World War II, what was the purpose of rationing by the federal government?

a)

to hold down prices of military weapons

b)

to provide more resources for the military

c)

to increase educational benefits for veterans

d)

to increase imports of scarce products

46.

When V-E Day (Victory in Europe) and V-J Day (Victory in Japan) finally arrived, South Carolina and the United States were poised to enter a period of __________ in the next decade.

a)

prosperity

b)

depression

c)

stalemate

d)

recession

47.

When considering the timeline above, which letter best represents the time period of “Reconstruction”?

a)

Choice A

b)

Choice B

c)

Choice C

d)

Choice D

48.

Match the letter from the map to the appropriate SC Native American Tribe to indicate which region(s) in which they lived. ---Catawba

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a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

They were in all areas

49.

Match the letter from the map to the appropriate SC Native American Tribe to indicate which region(s) in which they lived. ---Cherokee

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

They were in all areas

50.

Match the letter from the map to the appropriate SC Native American Tribe to indicate which region(s) in which they lived. ---Yemassee

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

They were in all areas