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What borders South Carolina?

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Georgia, North Carolina, Atlantic Ocean

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What river system in South Carolina is the boundary for South Carolina and Georgia?

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Savannah River

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What is South Carolina’s climate like?

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Humid and Subtropical

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What River system in South Carolina is contained within our state?

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Edisto River

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What is prehistory?

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The time before people kept written records

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What were the four Indian language groups?

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Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Algonquian

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The Paleo-Indians who migrated to North America across the Bering land bridge were…(complete the sentence)

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Following the animals that provided them with food

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The mounds built by early Native America were used for…(complete the sentence)

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Religious ceremonies and burial purposes

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What determines the Up Country and the Low Country in the state of South Carolina?

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Fall Line

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Perhaps the most significant Native American contribution to the South was…

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Agriculture

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During the Mississippian Era, what did the Native Americans build around their village for protection?

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Palisades

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What countries were the chief rivals in the settling of North America?

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England, France, and Spain

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What was the name of the first permanent English colony in America?

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Jamestown

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What was a major goal of the early English colonies?

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Religious Freedom

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The Mayflower Compact was written because…

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The colonists had landed too far away from Virginia to be ruled by its government

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Why was the Toleration Act of 1649 passed?

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To ease growing tensions between Catholics and Protestants in Maryland

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What was the name of the first English legislature in America?

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House of Burgesses

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What were the two tragedies London suffered in 1665-1666 that had an effect on the settlement of Carolina?

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Bubonic plague and a great fire

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The Puritans were known as dissenters because they…

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Opposed England’s official religion

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20
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Who was the first official governor of Carolina?

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William Sayle

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The land granted to the Lords Proprietors included what area we know as of today?

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North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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What were the names of the two groups of American Indians with whom the early colonists fought wars with?

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Yemassee and Tuscarora

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In the beginning, South Carolina was what type of colony?

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Proprietary colony

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What was the “Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina”?

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The basis of how law and government were to be set up in Carolina

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What was the experimental crop that became known as "Carolina Gold"?
Rice
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When the Lord Proprietors neglected the colonies, what kind of colony did South Carolina become?
Royal colony
27
Which proprietor is credited for the success of Carolina?
Anthony Ashley Cooper
28
What contributed to South Carolina's economy the first twenty years?
Cattle, pine trees/naval stores, and Indian trade
29
What factors are necessary to ensure a favorable balance of trade?
Increase imports and decrease exports
30
Who else did the South Carolina colonists use as slaves besides the Africans?
Indians
31
What are reasons why most South Carolina children did not go to school?
The parents could not read and write so they didn't value education Children need to be at home to help with chores People could not afford the tuition There were no schools near the people who needed them
32
During the colonial period, what became South Carolina's second cash crop?
Indigo
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Why did the new colony of Georgia have an impact on South Carolina?
Georgia was a competitor in growing rice Created from South Carolina land Was a safe haven for slaves
34
What was the majority of the population in the Low Country in 1770?
African Slaves
35
What problems were caused by the Regulators?
Abused the rights of the accused Hurt innocent people They were criminals themselves
36
What was the name of the most famous slave revolt in South Carolina?
Stono Rebellion
37
According to South Carolina's colonial leaders, who was responsible for children's education?
The parents
38
What was the law-making body of Great Britain called?
Parliament
39
How did the the French and Indian War benefit South Carolina's economy?
South Carolina's indigo trade was expanded
40
What were the Townshend Acts?
The British put taxes on imported good such as lead, paints, paper, tea, and glass
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How did the colonial boycott on British goods affect the mother country?
Great Britain lost profits because its American colonies would not buy its goods
42
Who was the outspoken Englishman who was arrested for criticizing the king of England at an opening session of Parliament?
John Wilkes
43
What was the purpose of the Boston Tea Party?
To protest the Tea Act
44
How did South Carolinians help Bostonians after the passage of the Intolerable Acts?
They sent rice
45
Who represented South Carolina at the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia?
``` Henry Middleton Christopher Gadsden Thomas Lynch, Jr. Edward Rutledge John Rutledge ```
46
Which two factors emerged in South Carolina before the beginning of the American Revolution?
Patriots and Loyalists
47
Why were there so many battles and skirmishes in the American Revolution?
Because of the strength and activity of the Loyalists
48
How were the British to reward slaves who served them in the American Revolution?
Promised them their freedom
49
What was one of Britain's advantages in the Revolution?
Britain had vast financial and military resources
50
In which colony did the first fighting of the American Revolution occur?
Massachusetts
51
Why did the British plan to take Sullivan's Island fail?
The palmetto logs from which the fort was made absorbed the cannonballs
52
Who were the men from South Carolina that signed the Declaration of Independence
Edward Rutledge Thomas Heyward, Jr Arthur Middleton Thomas Lynch, Jr
53
What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris
54
The first capital of the United States was in...
New York
55
Who were the ambassadors from South Carolina
Thomas Pinckney Charles Cotesworth Pinckney William L. Smith
56
The first two national political parties were the __________________ and the _________________
Democrat-Republicans; Federalist
57
The governing body in South Carolina in the early stages of the American Revolution was the...
Provinicial Congress
58
How did South Carolinians feel about allowing slaves to fight in the war?
They were afraid the slaves would rebel if they had guns
59
What freedom was guaranteed in the South Carolina constitution written in 1778?
Freedom of the press
60
Where did the South Carolina legislature meet after Charleston was taken over by the British?
Jacksonboro
61
South Carolina was the ____ of the 13 United States to ratify the U.S. Constitution
8th
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What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 do?
Established a basic court system we still use today
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King of Great Britain during the American Revolution
George III
64
Commander of the Continental Army
George Washington
65
Wrote most of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
66
Known as the "Swamp Fox"
Francis Marion
67
Known as designing the "Don't tread on me" flag
Christopher Gadsden
68
Commander of the British soldiers
Lord Cornwallis
69
Known as the "Gamecock"
Thomas Sumter
70
Who won the Lexington and Concord Battle
The British
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Who won the Camden battle
The British
72
Who won the King's Mountain battle
The Americans
73
Who won the Cowpens battle
The Americans
74
Who won the Yorktown battle
The Americans
75
French officer who helped the Americans
Lafayette

SC History 1st Semester Exam Answers (1 decks)

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