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WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What two factors determined how Native Americans were grouped?
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where they lived and the language they spoke
the crops they grew and the tools they used
where they lived and the animals they hunted
the food they ate and the language they spoke
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What was the first permanent settlement of South Carolina?
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Charles Town
San Felipe
Charlesfort
San Miguel De Gualdape
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Which group/country introduced Protestant religion, their language, and self-government to the North American colonies?
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France
England
Spain
Portugal
Which European power established colonies in the Americas and sent Hernando De Soto to explore the Southeast region?
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France
Spain
England
Portugal
Which group of men received land from King Charles II and founded the Carolina colony?
There was not a name for the group
The Carolina Eight
The Lords Proprietors
The Hateful Eight
Why did Gullah culture develop in South Carolina?
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Native Americans married North African enslaved people resulting in combined cultures.
Beliefs of enslaved Barbadians were important to plantation life.
Slaves had no real culture before being forced to Carolina.
Enslaved Africans in the coastal region maintained and melded their cultures.
Which cash crop was referred to as “Carolina Gold” due to the wealth it brought the colony?
Indigo
Tobacco
Rice
Cotton
Which of the following best describes mercantilism?
Colonies exist to profit the mother colony.
Colonies exist to increase the population of the mother country.
Colonies should regulate their own trade with other countries.
Colonies should be free to keep all their wealth.
Which statement best explains the “Barbados Connection”?
Many early settlers and leaders came to Carolina from Barbados.
Carolina adopted plantation agriculture based on Barbados’ economic model.
Carolina and Barbados traded goods with each to the benefit of both colonies.
All of the them
What was a major consequence of the French and Indian War?
The colonists’ decision to side with France led Britain to retaliate against them.
The expense of the war led Britain to tax the colonies directly for the first time.
The British began to concentrate on conquering Spanish colonies in North America.
The loyalty of the colonists led Britain to grant them a high degree of self-government.
Which theme best describes what the following events have in common: Boston Massacre, Sugar Act, Intolerable Acts, and Boston Tea Party?
Causes of the American Revolution
Causes of the Civil War
American Revolution
Antebellum South
According to the Declaration of Independence, why are governments created?
to ensure the economic prosperity of the country
to provide citizens with happiness
to maintain the property of the wealthy
to protect the rights of citizens
Which battle best exemplifies a significant turning point in favor of the Patriots in SC during the American revolution?
Battle of King’s Mountain
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Camden
Battle of Charlestown
Why was the central government weak under the Articles of Confederation?
to help colonies pay off their war debt
to promote western migration and allow the states to have self-determination.
to protect the power of the states and prevent a strong central government similar to Great Britain.
All of the Above
How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slavery and the plantation system in South Carolina?
It decreased the need for slaves in SC because the cotton gin made growing cotton more efficient.
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
It gave South Carolina slaves more rights.
Helped SC become the strongest and most populous state after the American Revolution.
How did the Great Compromise solve the problem of representation during the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Slaves would count as 3/5 of a person and the slave trade would be ended.
Each state would have an equal number of representatives.
Representation would be equal in the Senate and proportional in the House.
Representation would be based on population in both houses of Congress.
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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counted 3/5 of all white men in any state as part of its population
counted 3/5 of slaves in any state as part of its population for representation and taxes.
allowed 3/5 of a state’s representatives to Congress to be chosen by the state legislature
allowed 3/5 of the slaves in each state to vote
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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Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
United States Constitution
What form of government divides power between state and national governments? (10th Amendment)
Popular Sovereignty
Bill of Rights
Individual Rights
Federalism
What were the most common methods used by enslaved people to protest treatment by their enslavers?
They accepted their lot and prayed for justice in the next life.
They worked hard hoping to earn the master’s favor.
Some pretended to be sick, worked slowly, or broke tools.
Many rose up in armed revolt.
What effect did the Denmark Vesey Plot have on African-Americans in South Carolina?
Many whites were killed.
Slave codes were strengthened.
Hundreds of slaves escaped to freedom.
South Carolina outlawed slavery.
How can the nullification controversy in South Carolina best be described?
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Placing states’ rights above federal law
Making sure the federal government is supreme
Following the U. S. Constitution to the letter of the law
Removing South Carolina’s charter from the United States
What was the key issue in the debate over the admission of new states to the Union?
support for homesteading
the provision of women’s suffrage
the expansion of slavery
the building of railroads
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?
Cooperationist
Unionist
Abolitionist
Secessionist
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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Cooperationist
Secessionist
Unionist
Abolitionist
Which of the following events would be the best turning point leading to the start of the Civil War?
The Compromise of 1850
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Election of 1860
The Battle of Saratoga
Why was the Confederate capture of Fort Sumter in 1861 significant?
Forced the Border States to free their slaves
Marked the beginning of the Civil War
Allowed the South to form an alliance with France
Inspired northern voters to elect Lincoln as president
How did the blockade of South Carolina ports during the Civil War affect people living in South Carolina?
Kept the Confederacy from receiving supplies
Helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the north
Opened new trade routes
Made it easier to trade with the Northern states
How did the Civil War affect the planter class in South Carolina?
Became wealthier by investing in Northern factories
Increase in their political power
Loss of wealth and property, slaves and plantations
Able to earn their own money
What was the main purpose of the Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction?
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to welcome back the ex-Confederate states
to rewrite the United States Constitution
to help the South rebuild railroads
to protect the rights of newly freed slaves and punish the south for black codes
Why was the sharecropping system negative for most South Carolina farmers?
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Sharecroppers earned interest on the land they worked.
Sharecroppers were often in debt.
Sharecroppers were unable to keep all of the crops they farmed.
Sharecroppers owned their own homes.
What best describes racial relations in South Carolina during and after Reconstruction?
Racial relations worsened as African Americans gained more political power.
Racial tension lessened because the people were tired of the conflict.
Freedmen quickly became a part of the democratic society.
African Americans preferred that only upper class white citizens vote.
What was the effect of the United States Supreme Court in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision?
ruled that Reconstruction could end.
ruled that prohibition was legal.
ruled that segregation was legal.
ruled against women’s suffrage.
What new industries began to thrive in South Carolina during the 19th century?
textiles and phosphate mining
chemical production and cottonseed oil
steel mills and meat packing
oil refining and automobiles
What would South Carolina Governor Benjamin Tillman best be described as?
Progressive
Carpetbagger
Radical Republican
Populist
What would best describe the Gilded Age?
another name for the great depression
A period of huge economic growth for the country but the working class were exploited
When the South was rebuilt after the Civil War.
A period of social equality and government regulation.
In the early 1900s, what movement began that aimed to reform big business, end corruption, and provide help to urban areas?
Temperance Movement
Progressive Movement
Populist Movement
Prohibition Movement
What is one way that the state of South Carolina played a major role during World War I?
provided money to the federal government to purchase weapons
provided college laboratories to experiment with new technologies
provided land to the federal government for the construction of military bases
produced the majority of the nation’s military vehicles
How did Prohibition unintentionally affect United States society?
increased crime and bootlegging
decreased popularity of the Ku Klux Klan
depleted revenue from alcohol taxes
caused people to turn to “harder” drugs
In the 1920s, why was a dam built over the Saluda River to create Lake Murray?
to provide jobs for failed farmers
to supply hydroelectric power
to create a spot for tourism and boating
to make travel between Irmo and Lexington easier
How did the boll weevil damage the economy of South Carolina during the 1920s?
destroyed most of the state’s cotton crop
carried diseases like smallpox and influenza
damaged the construction of new buildings
ruined machinery in the textile mills
What was the name of FDR’s plan to defeat the Great Depression?
Wake Up America Plan
FDR’s Grand Plan
A Great Plan
The New Deal
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?
South Carolina investors did not buy stocks on margin.
South Carolina banks remained open.
South Carolina was already in a depression.
South Carolina workers did not lose their jobs.
What event triggered US entry into World War II?
interception of the Zimmerman telegram
Black Tuesday Stock Market Crash
sinking of the Lusitania
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
During World War II, what was the purpose of rationing by the federal government?
to hold down prices of military weapons
to provide more resources for the military
to increase educational benefits for veterans
to increase imports of scarce products
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.
prosperity
depression
stalemate
recession
When considering the timeline above, which letter best represents the time period of “Reconstruction”?
Choice A
Choice B
Choice C
Choice D
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
B
C
They were in all areas
Match the letter from the map to the appropriate SC Native American Tribe to indicate which region(s) in which they lived. ---Cherokee
A
B
C
They were in all areas
Match the letter from the map to the appropriate SC Native American Tribe to indicate which region(s) in which they lived. ---Yemassee
A
B
C
They were in all areas
