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Early S.C. + U.S. Government
Test Description: Early S.C. + U.S. Government
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1) What was the name of a backcountry rebellion that occurred in Massachusetts?
A
Stono Rebellion
B
Shays Rebellion
C
Regulator Movement
D
Backcountry Rebellion
2) What was America's first attempt at government called?
A
Articles of Confederation
B
General Committee of 99
C
U.S. Constitution
D
Declaration of Independence
3) Why did the Lowcountry fear giving the Upcounty more representation?
A
Feared the Upcountry would overthrow the Lowcountry's power.
B
Feared the Upcountry would tax the Lowcountry more.
C
Feared the Upcountry was against slavery.
D
Feared the Upcountry would want to return to British rule.
4) What term means redistributing power?
A
Reapportionment
B
Ratify
C
Abolitionist
D
Popular sovereignty
5) Which group supported the Constitution and a strong central government?
A
Federalists
B
Loyalists
C
Anti-Federalists
D
Democratic - Republicans
6) Name the compromise that stated the federal government would not tax exports or attempt to regulate slave trade for at least 20 years?
A
Slave Trade Compromise
B
Connecticut Compromise
C
Commerce Compromise
D
Great Compromise
7) Name the plan that was used to help create the Senate in Congress.
A
South Carolina Plan
B
New Jersey Plan
C
Senatorial Plan
D
Virginia Plan
8) Name the plan that helped create the House of Representatives in Congress.
A
House of Representative Plan
B
Virginia Plan
C
Congressional Plan
D
New Jersey Plan
9) What is the term that means the federal system divides governmental powers between national and state governments?
A
Checks and Balances
B
Federalism
C
Popular Sovereignty
D
Separation of Powers
10) What event did France ask for a bribe from America in exchange for peace?
A
Treaty of Versailles
B
X, Y, Z Affair
C
Nullification Crisis
D
Treaty of Paris
11) What prevented Americans from trading with France and Great Britain?
A
Tea Act
B
Embargo Act
C
Sugar Act
D
Alien and Sedition Act
12) Which accurately reflects SC during the American Revolution?
A
The Lowcountry were mainly Patriots while the backcountry were mainly Loyalists.
B
The Lowcountry were mainly Loyalists while the backcountry were mainly Patriots.
C
The Lowcountry and backcountry were united as Patriots.
D
The Lowcountry and backcountry were united as Loyalists.
13) What type of farmer only grew enough for their family?
A
Tenant farmer
B
Subsistence farmer
C
Plantation farmer
D
Sharecropping farmer
14) How were slaves going to be counted towards a state's population?
A
3/5ths of a person
B
1/2 of a person
C
They did not count as they were considered property.
D
A whole person
15) What is the term that means people have the right to vote on certain issues, such as slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska territory?
A
Popular sovereignty
B
Separation of powers
C
Disenfranchise
D
Representative democracy
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