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Unit 1
1. To what regional group do the Native Americans of South Carolina belong? (8-1.1)
a. Eastern Woodland b. Northwest Coast c. Southwest d. Plains
2. Native Americans made use of the natural resources provided by the rivers of their land. Which of the following most closely relates to this use of the rivers? (8-1.1)
a. Three Sisters b. Dugouts c. Wigwams d. Palisades
3. This tribe was driven from Spanish Florida (present day Georgia) to South Carolina near the Savannah River. (8-1.1)
a. Yemassee b. Cherokee c. Catawba d. European
4. Although part of the same cultural group, the Cherokee, Catawba and Yemassee differed in the way that they lived. What factor most contributed to this difference? (8-1.1)
a. the geographic region in which they lived b. differences in government
c. variations in religious beliefs d. a differing ancestral background
5. Which of the following phrases best represents the Native American attitude towards land ownership? (8-1.1)
a. “Private Property. Keep Out!”
b. “This land is my land, this land is your land.” c. “Ten acres for sale. Low price!”
d. “VIPS only!”
Unit 2
6. Before the arrival of Europeans to America, it is believed that between 10 and 15 million Native Americans lived in the United States. By 1700, that number had dropped to an estimated two to three million. Which of the following best explains the change in the Native American population of the United States? (8-1.2)
a. Most Native Americans moved to Central and South America to escape European colonies. b. Europeans killed most of the Native Americans during various wars.
c. Old World diseases brought by European explorers decimated Native Americans, who had no natural immunity to these germs.
7. In 1562, the French built a fort named Charlesfort near present-day Parris Island in South Carolina. The fort, however, was abandoned in less than a year. Which of the following explains the primary reason why the French abandoned Charlesfort? (8-1.3)
a. They were not prepared for the harsh and snowy winters of South Carolina. b. They were under heavy attack from the local Native Americans.
c. They returned to Europe to bring additional settlers back to Charlesfort, but they never returned. d. They ran out of supplies, and were going to starve to death if they remained.
8. The majority of African slaves brought to America during the early 1700s arrived in Charleston, the Caribbean, or the northeastern part of South America. Most of the African slaves were taken from: (8-1.4)
a. Northern Africa (along the Mediterranean Sea) b. West Africa
c. South Africa
d. Europe (where they were already living as slaves)
9. What cash crop did African slaves help teach plantation owners to grow in the swamps of South Carolina?
(8-1.5)
a. tobacco b. cotton c. sugar d. rice
10. When it was originally settled, South Carolina was known as a “Proprietary Colony.” What did this mean?
(8-1.6)
a. South Carolina was the top priority of England, while the colonies of Virginia and Massachusetts became less significant.
b. South Carolina only allowed citizens from a “proper” family to join the new settlements, helping it to become more civilized than earlier colonies.
c. South Carolina guaranteed to grant a certain amount of property to any new settlers who came to the area.
d. South Carolina was not ruled directly by the King of England, but was instead ruled by a group of Lords Proprietors.
Unit 3
11. How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution? (8-2.1)
a. In order to pay off debts incurred from the French and Indian War, the British government began passing a series of taxes and acts.
b. Following their defeat in the Seven Years War, the French launched a direct attack on the British colonies which prompted a rebellion within the 13 colonies.
c. Unhappy with their defeat and economic losses following the French and Indian War, the British began passing a series of taxes in preparation for another attack on France.
d. The colonists launched a rebellion against their mother country following their staggering losses in the French and Indian War.
12. Who were the Sons of Liberty? (8-2.2)
a. A society of colonists who did not wish to break from Britain. b. A group of patriots who protested British laws.
c. A society of scholars who wrote pamphlets.
13. According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power? (8-2.3)
a. from its constitution b. from its military
c. from the elected representatives d. from the consent of the governed
14. During the American Revolutionary War, Native Americans generally: (8-2.4)
a. stayed neutral in the war
b. were unaffected by the revolution
c. fought in the war on the side of the British d. fought in the war on the side of the Americans
15. Francis Marion, Andrew Pickens, Thomas Sumter, and William Harden led Partisan forces who: (8-2.5)
a. defected to the British side
b. burned down Loyalists cities and towns c. laid siege to British military camps d. used guerilla warfare against the British
Unit 4
16. All of these are considered major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation except:(8-2.6)
a. They did not establish a strong national executive office. b. They did not give Congress the power to raise taxes.
c. They did not provide for the addition of new states to the nation. d. They did not provide Congress with any means to fund the U.S. Army.
17. Why didn’t Lowcountry leaders want the backcountry to have more representation in the General Assembly? (8-3.1)
a. Lowcountry leaders thought the backcountry would want more state money spent there. b. Lowcountry leaders believed people in the backcountry were too educated to be state
representatives.
c. Lowcountry leaders thought the backcountry might try to limit slavery.
d. Lowcountry leaders believed the backcountry still had Loyalists left over from the Revolutionary War.
18. Why was it important for South Carolina to have slaves counted as part of their population? (8-3.2)
a. Slaves would increase their population totals allowing them more representation in Congress. b. They would receive more money from the government if slaves were counted.
c. South Carolina would receive a tax break from the Federal Government for every 1,000 slaves they had.
d. South Carolina would be able to receive more cotton gins if they had a high slave population. 19. What does the executive branch of government do? (8-3.3)
a. carry out the laws and lead our country
b. decide what laws mean and if they follow the Constitution c. make the laws for our country
20. The XYZ Affair directly led to which of the following? (8-3.4)
a. the Alien and Sedition Act b. the National Bank
c. the Creation of the US Constitution d. the Proclamation of Neutrality
Unit 5
21. Which time period best describes the Antebellum Period? (8-4.1)
a. 1492-1600 b. 1600-1776 c. 1776-1790 d. 1800-1861
22. Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because: (8-4.2)
a. The Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality. b. Economic conditions and interests in each region varied.
c. Only northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention. d. Early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas.
23. The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except: (8-4.3)
a. California would come in as a free state.
b. In the lands acquired from Mexico, territorial governments would be formed without restrictions on slavery.
c. The National government would not pay the Texas war debt.
d. The slave trade, but not slavery, would be abolished in the District of Columbia.
24. The single event that did the most to convince white Southerners they could not live safely in the Union was: (8-4.4)
a. the election of Lincoln b. John Brown’s Raid c. the Dred Scott Decision
d. the split of the Democratic Party at the 1860 convention 25. What was the purpose of Sherman’s march to the sea? (8-4.5)
a. to get Confederate soldiers to join the Union army
b. to wipe out the enemy’s hopes as well as cities and supplies c. to gather slaves to fight for the Union army
d. to burn cotton fields so slaves would no longer have work to do
Unit 6
26. Which of the following statements best reflects Lincoln’s view of Reconstruction? (8-5.1)
a. Reconstruction should focus on rebuilding the war torn states and the nation; not on punishing the southern states.
b. Congress would determine the terms for readmission of the seceded states. c. The southern states would be punished for their actions.
d. After southern states had paid for the damages from the Civil War, they would be readmitted to the Union.
27. Which of these was a restriction placed on African Americans under the Black Codes? (8-5.2)
a. African Americans were prevented from owning guns.
b. African Americans could not accept wages for work completed.
c. African Americans were prevented from leaving the South without permission. d. African Americans could not work in white households.
28. Native southern whites who joined the Republican Party were often called this by their opponents. (8-5.2)
a. Carpetbaggers b. Scalawags c. Secessionists d. Nullifiers
29. African Americans had greater political power in South Carolina than in any other southern state during the Reconstruction period. What event made this possible? (8-5.3)
a. the boycotting of the 1868 Constitution Convention by whites b. the creation of public schools by the Freedman’s Bureau c. election irregularities during the Presidential Election
d. the failure of the Republicans to maintain positions of power during the Reconstruction period 30. Which of the following statements is true? (8-5.3)
a. The Hamburg Massacre marked the end of Reconstruction.
b. The passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments marked the end of Reconstruction.
c. The election of 1876 marked the end of Reconstruction. d. The switch from Presidential to Congressional Reconstruction.
Unit 7
31. Why were Wade Hampton and his supporters known as the “Redeemers”? (8-5.4)
a. They “redeemed” the African American right to vote. b. They were able to increase the demand for cotton.
c. They saved the small farmers of SC from facing foreclosure. d. They “redeemed” South Carolina from Republican control.
32. By 1910, South Carolina became the second largest textile producing state in the nation. What factors made this possible? (8-5.5)
a. raw materials, fast running rivers and a willingness for change
b. the African American entrepreneurial influence on the state legislation c. a mandatory law passed by Ben Tillman under the Constitution of 1895 d. a lack of demand for northern textiles
33. How was South Carolina able to influence northern industry to come to South Carolina? (8-5.5)
a. the passage of Jim Crow and other discriminatory type laws b. the abundance of cheap immigrant workers
c. the state’s appeal of cheap labor and no unions
d. the large number of highly qualified African American workers 34. Which statement below best represents the idea of “nativism?” (8-5.7)
a. “America’s strength lies in its diversity…” b. “Help Wanted…No Irish Need to Apply” c. ‘’Go West Young Man!”
d. “America…First in War and Peace”
35. A major goal of reformers during the Progressive Era was to: (8-5.8)
a. end segregation in the South b. correct the abuses of big business c. limit immigration from Latin America
d. enact high tariffs to help domestic industry grow
Unit 8
36. Which of the following best describes President Woodrow Wilson’s view on World War I following the US declaration of war on Germany? (8-6.1)
a. Victory abroad, Victory at home! b. He kept us out of the war.
c. The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.
d. The US must work to “make the world safe from democracy.”
37. Which of the following was the response to the claims that South Carolina was a “cultural wasteland?”
(8-6.2)
a. Increasingly rigid Jim Crow laws b. The Southern Literary Renaissance c. The Santee Cooper Project
d. The Great Migration
38. The boll weevil infestation led to which of the following? (8-6.3)
a. a return to the cash crops of rice and tobacco
b. an increase in the number of textile mills in the state c. a migration from rural to urban areas
d. the development of a minimum wage requirement for sharecroppers and tenant farmers 39. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s economic recovery efforts were known collectively as: (8-6.4)
a. The Birth of a Nation b. The Zimmerman Note c. The Fireside Chats d. The New Deal
40. The group of pilots who conducted a retaliatory raid on Tokyo, Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii was known as: (8-6.5)
a. The Tuskegee Airmen b. Roosevelt’s Raiders c. The Red Tails
d. The Doolittle Raiders
Unit 9
41. The Savannah River Nuclear Facility was built as a direct result of which of the following? (8-7.1)
a. The New Deal b. The Baby Boom
c. World War II d. The Cold War
42. The Briggs v. Elliott Supreme Court case was eventually combined with four other cases to become which of the following: (8-7.2)
a. The NAACP v. the Montgomery Bus Company b. The Dred Scott case
c. Plessey v. Ferguson
d. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
43. The creation of the Dixiecrat Party with South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond as their candidate for president was a reaction to: (8-7.3)
a. South Carolinians growing dissatisfaction with the National Democratic Party b. South Carolinians growing dissatisfaction with the National Republican Party c. an increase in the power of the Republican Party
d. an increase in the power of the Democratic Party
44. African Americans have voted in increasing numbers in South Carolina as a result of all of the following except (8-7.3)
a. Elmore v. Rice b. Plessey v. Ferguson c. Voting Rights Act of 1965 d. Anti-Poll Tax Amendment
45. South Carolina has proved attractive to many industries as a: (8-7.4)
a. Right to Work State
b. state with a low crime and an abundance of natural resources c. low sales tax state
