True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Few conflicts during the American Revolution were fought in South
Carolina.
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2.
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The South Carolina House of Representatives, created under the Constitution of
1776, elected John Rutledge as the first chief executive and titled him
“President.”
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3.
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Sergeant William Jasper became a hero when he rescued the South Carolina flag
during the Battle of Sullivan’s Island.
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4.
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The Proclamation of 1763 kept settlers from claiming land in the Ohio and
Tennessee River Valleys.
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5.
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The port of Boston was closed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
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6.
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South Carolina sent seven representatives to Philadelphia to attend the Second
Continental Congress.
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7.
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In the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia, large states favored
representation in the national Congress based on population.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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8.
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What treaty called for a position of neutrality between the loyalists and the
patriots in the Upcountry?
a. | the Treaty of Augusta | b. | the Treaty of Ninety-Six | c. | the Treaty of
Orangeburg | d. | the Treaty of Yorktown |
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9.
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What was a power given to the House of Representatives of South Carolina under
the 1776 constitution?
a. | the power to appoint legislators | b. | the power to declare war | c. | the power to make
pardons | d. | the power to elect a chief executive whom they called a
president |
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Why did the British plan to take Sullivan’s Island fail?
a. | A tropical storm made storming the island impossible. | b. | The British
cannonballs were not large enough to destroy the fort. | c. | The colonists’ discovered their plan and
were able to defend against it. | d. | The palmetto logs from which the fort was made
absorbed the cannonballs. |
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11.
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What battle was called the “turning point of the American Revolution in
the South”?
a. | Camden | b. | Cowpens | c. | Kings
Mountain | d. | Moore’s Creek Bridge |
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What was the significance of the Battle at Cowpens?
a. | It was the turning point of the war. | b. | The American forces won their first
victory. | c. | It was the last major battle in South Carolina. | d. | Lord Cornwallis left
South Carolina after the battle. |
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13.
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What sacrifice did Henry Laurens make for the independence of the American
colonies?
a. | He was killed in battle. | b. | He served 15 months in prison for his attempts
to get aid for the colonies. | c. | He gave thousands of dollars of his own money
to support colonial independence. | d. | He gave up his position in the Second
Continental Congress to serve in the military. |
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Declaration of Independence
When, in the Course of human events,
it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with
another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the
Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind
requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these
truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from
the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends,
it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it and to institute new Government, laying its
foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most
likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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14.
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According to the Declaration of Independence, how does government get its
power?
a. | from the creator | b. | from the governor | c. | from the
king | d. | from the people |
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What resulted from Parliament’s lack of understanding of the needs of the
colonists?
a. | a study to prioritize the needs in the colonies | b. | sending more British
representatives to America | c. | the beginnings of self-government in the
colonies | d. | having Parliament work more closely with colonial
assemblies |
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Which statement BEST describes how the French and Indian War led to the
American Revolution?
a. | Great Britain gained control of Canada and tried to use Canada’s tax structure
on the thirteen colonies. | b. | France lost the Louisiana Territory, and the
Southern Colonies argued with Great Britain over claims to the newly acquired
land. | c. | France, which was bitter over losing the war to Great Britain, incited rebellion in
the colonies and urged Spain to move into the territories of the British
colonies. | d. | Great Britain was heavily in debt after the war and tried to recover monies by taxing
the colonies on the premise that the war had been necessary to protect the colonies from the
French. |
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What was the purpose of the Boston Tea Party?
a. | to protest the Intolerable Acts | b. | to protest the Sugar Act | c. | to protest the Tea
Act | d. | to protest the Townshend Acts |
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What event convinced South Carolina to send representatives to the First
Continental Congress?
a. | passage of the Currency Act | b. | passage of the Intolerable
Acts | c. | passage of the Navigation Acts | d. | passage of the Stamp
Act |
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19.
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According to the map, what country controlled the land west of the Mississippi
River?
a. | France | b. | Great Britain | c. | Spain | d. | United States |
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20.
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According to the map, what land did the British acquire in 1763?
a. | all of Canada | b. | the thirteen colonies | c. | land between the
Mississippi River and the Atlantic Ocean | d. | land between the Proclamation Line and the
Mississippi River |
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