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Test Description: Standards 8-1 to 8-7 of South Carolina History
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands view the idea of owning land? 8-1.1
A
No one owned land
B
Tribes rented the land to families
C
Family owned plots
D
You just used it gently
2) Which tribe is correctly matched with the location of their settlements?
A
The Iroquois and the Sandhills (midlands) region
B
The Catawba and the Piedmont (north central) region
C
The Yemassee and the mountains (Blue Ridge)
D
The Cherokee and the coastal region (Coastal zone)
3) The major naval stores product for South Carolina was:
A
Masts
B
Pitch and Tar
C
Carolina Gold
D
Sails
4) Mercantilism was an economic system. What was the goal of this system for England?
A
To help make England rich
B
To push the Natives out of South Carolina
C
To keep the French out of America
D
To make the colonies richer
5) How was the Regulator Movement an example of vigilante justice?
A
The Up Country did not follow Low Country laws
B
Regulators were against the King of England
C
Regulators wanted to free slaves
D
Up Country colonists took the law into their own hands
6) Which would the Patriots MOST likely support?
A
The Loyalists confiscating slaves for use in their militia
B
King George III and Parliament passing a new Quartering Act
C
The French reclaiming their land
D
The Continental Congress authorizing the raising of troops
7) Why was the Battle of King’s Mountain a significant turning point of the American Revolution?
A
British took thousands of Patriot prisoners
B
Patriots won the battle but lost control of South Carolina
C
Loyalists surrounded the Patriots
D
Patriots won control of the Up Country
8) What did Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton, and Thomas Heyward have in common?
A
members of the Sons of Liberty
B
leaders of the Boston Tea Party
C
South Carolina Loyalists
D
signers of the Declaration of Independence
9) What was the major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
A
Individual states had more power than the United States government
B
New government represented all thirteen states.
C
Articles of Confederation was not approved by all thirteen states
D
Could not be revised or changed
10) Why was the state capital of South Carolina moved from Charleston to Columbia in 1786?
A
The majority of wealthy citizens lived in Columbia
B
Charleston was damaged during the American Revolution
C
Charleston was becoming too crowded
D
Columbia was centrally located
11) How was the northern economy different from the southern economy?
A
The North was focused on mercantilism.
B
The North was focused on agriculture.
C
The North was focused on mining.
D
The North was focused on industry.
12) What was one consequence of the rebellions of Denmark Vesey in South Carolina and Nat Turner in Virginia?
A
slaves fled to the North
B
Southern states passed laws designed to tightly control slaves
C
revolts broke out throughout the South
D
Conditions for slaves on many southern plantations improved
13) What was the key issue in the debate over the admission of new states to the Union?
A
the building of railroads
B
the expansion of slavery
C
women’s suffrage
D
support for homesteading
14) What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law in 1850?
A
to grant citizenship to slaves
B
to require the return of runaway slaves
C
to prevent slaves from meeting in large groups
D
to stop slaves from testifying in court
15) What is the best example of total war during the Civil War?
A
Sherman’s March to the Sea
B
first shots at Fort Sumter
C
construction of prison stockades
D
CSS Hunley submarine
16) Why was the United States military strategy known as the Anaconda Plan significant?
A
defeated the Confederacy by attacking their homeland
B
developed submarines to break the blockade
C
strangled the Confederacy by cutting their supplies
D
used King Cotton Diplomacy to end the war
17) What was the main purpose of the Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction?
A
to reunite the South and the North
B
to rewrite the South Carolina Constitution
C
to help the South rebuild economically
D
to provide civil rights for freedmen
18) How did the 8 Box Law, gerrymandering (reapportionment), and the poll tax affect black voters?
A
gave women the right to vote
B
limited their ability to vote
C
outlawed southern vigilantism
D
legalized segregation
19) What did South Carolina Governor Benjamin Tillman believe would benefit farmers?
A
lower fees on railroads, warehouses, and mills
B
more agricultural education
C
cheaper labor supply
D
money to spend on seed and equipment
20) To what political party did most carpetbaggers, scalawags, and freedmen belong?
A
Redeemers
B
Democrat
C
WIgs
D
Republicans
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