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2017 Mid-Term Exam

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  • Q1
    Which of the South Carolina delegates to the Second Continental Congress wished to suspend the debate of declaring independence from Great Britain?
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    Edward Rutledge
    Arthure Middleton
    Thomas Lynch, Jr.
    Thomas Heyward
    30s
  • Q2
    How did people of South Carolina respond to the Boston Tea Party?
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    they sent barrels of rice to Boston
    they . held their own small tea parties
    they declared independence immediately
    they closed the port at Charles Town
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the major cause of the Regulator Movement in colonial South Carolina?
    the colonists felt they were being ignored by the Lords Proprietors in Great Britain
    lack of supplies for the colonists
    the differences in the level of law and order between the Upcountry and Lowcountry
    lack of weapons for the colonists
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of these laws was passed as a result of the Regulator Movement?
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    The Law & Order Act
    The Intolerable Act
    The Toleration Act
    The Circuit Court Act
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the best definition of the word unalienable in this passage?
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    rights that are only provided by law
    something tat cannot be taken away
    things that sometimes are allowable
    beliefs that vary from person to person
    45s
  • Q6
    How did the Stamp Act affect prices in the American colonies?
    It raised the price of many items.
    It made the price of some items less and some items more.
    It lowered the price of most items.
    Prices were not affected because the Stamp Act war a penalty fee.
    45s
  • Q7
    The "Stono Rebellion" could best be described as which of these?
    a slave revolt
    a rebellion against Congress
    a tax revolt
    a protest against the British
    45s
  • Q8
    This popular image shows this group "tarring and feathering" a tax collector as a protest against the Tea Tax. Who is this group?
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    Green Mountain Boys
    Boston Tea Party
    Sons of Liberty
    Committees of Correspondence
    45s
  • Q9
    What was the purpose of the "The Negro Act of 1740"?
    It was designed to protect and preserve the cultural traditions, language, folklore, and religion of the slaves.
    It was designed to ensure that all slaves of school age be allowed to go to school one day a week and attend church on Sundays.
    It was designed to give slaveowners more control over their slaves by prohibited slaves form gathering without white supervision of learning to read and write.
    It was designed to prevent cruel treatment and excessive punishments of slaves on South Carolina's plantations.
    45s
  • Q10
    Colonial protests and boycotts against the Stamp Act eventually led to
    the Boston Tea Party.
    Parliament's decision to repeal the Act.
    the first shots of the war in Massachusetts.
    the Boston Massacre.
    45s
  • Q11
    How was the Stamp Act different from earlier taxes imposed on the British colonies?
    Revenue collected under the Stamp Act was given to the colonial governments instead of the British government.
    Representatives from the colonies were elected to Parliament so that colonial interests could be addressed in the debate over passage of the Stamp Act.
    The Stamp Act was only enforced in the southern colonies; northern colonies were not affected by the taxes.
    The Stamp Act directly affected the colonists; taxes prior to the Stamp Act were indirect taxes, paid only by merchants.
    60s
  • Q12
    Which BEST describes South Carolina settlers in the early 1700s?
    French, Scotch-Irish, and German
    Brazilian, Canadian, and South African
    Russian, British, and Portuguese
    Chinese, Saudi Arabian, and Swedish
    60s

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