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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
Regulator Movement
B
Backcountry Rebellion
C
Shays Rebellion
D
Stono Rebellion
2) What was America's first attempt at government called?
A
General Committee of 99
B
U.S. Constitution
C
Articles of Confederation
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 would want to return to British rule.
D
Feared the Upcountry was against slavery.
4) What term means redistributing power?
A
Popular sovereignty
B
Ratify
C
Reapportionment
D
Abolitionist
5) Which group supported the Constitution and a strong central government?
A
Anti-Federalists
B
Federalists
C
Democratic - Republicans
D
Loyalists
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
Great Compromise
B
Commerce Compromise
C
Connecticut Compromise
D
Slave Trade Compromise
7) Name the plan that was used to help create the Senate in Congress.
A
South Carolina Plan
B
Virginia Plan
C
Senatorial Plan
D
New Jersey 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
Popular Sovereignty
B
Checks and Balances
C
Federalism
D
Separation of Powers
10) What event did France ask for a bribe from America in exchange for peace?
A
X, Y, Z Affair
B
Treaty of Paris
C
Nullification Crisis
D
Treaty of Versailles
11) What prevented Americans from trading with France and Great Britain?
A
Tea Act
B
Alien and Sedition Act
C
Sugar Act
D
Embargo Act
12) Which accurately reflects SC during the American Revolution?
A
The Lowcountry were mainly Loyalists while the backcountry were mainly Patriots.
B
The Lowcountry were mainly Patriots while the backcountry were mainly Loyalists.
C
The Lowcountry and backcountry were united as Loyalists.
D
The Lowcountry and backcountry were united as Patriots.
13) What type of farmer only grew enough for their family?
A
Subsistence farmer
B
Plantation farmer
C
Tenant farmer
D
Sharecropping farmer
14) How were slaves going to be counted towards a state's population?
A
1/2 of a person
B
They did not count as they were considered property.
C
A whole person
D
3/5ths of a 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
Separation of powers
B
Popular sovereignty
C
Disenfranchise
D
Representative democracy
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