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Chapter Six Social Studies Quiz Review
Revolution and Statehood
Directions: Answer the following in complete sentences and to the best of your ability.
1. How was South Carolina affected by the American Revolution? ____________________
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2. Why did the British government pass the Intolerable Act? ________________________
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Directions: Circle the letter that best answers the question.
3. To where was the state capital moved in 1786?
a. to the Up Country near the Blue Ridge Mountains
b. to the Midlands along the Congaree River
c. to the Low Country along the Savannah River
d. to the Low Country between the Ashley and Cooper River
4. Why did people in the Up Country want the state capital to move?
a. They thought it should be located closer to the southern border.
b. They thought it should be located along the coast.
c. They thought it should be in a more central location.
d. They thought it was too close to the northern border.
5. Which part of South Carolina did the constitutions of 1776 and 1778 favor?
a. the Up Country
b. the Piedmont
c. the Low Country
d. the Midlands
6. Who was able to vote under the constitution of 1790?
a. all men and women
b. only white men who owned property
c. all white men and women
d. all white men
7. Why did some South Carolinians not want to ratify the United States Constitution?
a. They did not think it gave the federal government enough power.
b. They did not think the United States needed a constitution.
c. They did not think it provided enough security for the country.
d. They did not think it gave states enough power.

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8. What was the Declaration of Independence?
a. a document that stated that South Carolina wanted to form a new and separate
nation
b. a document that stated that the colonies wanted freedom from Great Britain
c. a document that stated that Great Britain wanted freedom from the colonies
d. a document that stated that each colony wanted to be independent of one
another
9. For which leader was Fort Sullivan renamed?
a. Francis Marion
b. George Washington
c. Daniel Morgan
d. William Moultrie
10.Why did many plantation owners disagree with the United States Constitution?
a. It stated that enslaved Africans could not be brought to the United States after
1808.
b. It stated that no person could own more than three slaves.
c. It stated that slavery would be made illegal in 1808.
d. It stated that enslaved Africans would not be allowed to vote.
11.How did South Carolinians help Boston after the Boston Tea Party?
a. They opened their homes to Bostonians.
b. They sent ships to Boston.
c. They sent supplies to Boston.
d. They sent troops to Boston.
12.What happened at the battle at Sullivan’s Island in 1776?
a. British troops defeated the Americans.
b. American troops defeated the British.
c. French troops defeated the British.
d. American troops defeated the Native Americans.
13.How did South Carolinians protest the Intolerable Act?
a. by dumping tea into Charleston harbor
b. by refusing to sell goods to Britain
c. by boycotting British goods
d. by closing Charleston harbor
14.Who won the Battle of Ninety Six?
a. the Cherokee b. the French c. the Patriots d. the Loyalists
15.How did Francis Marion earn the nickname “Swamp Fox”?
a. by raising foxes in the swamps and selling them to the British
b. by leading attacks against the British and then disappearing into the swamps
c. by pushing the colonists into the swamps to battle
d. by leading attacks against the colonists and then disappearing into the swamps