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- Q1Tensions between the Upcountry and Lowcountry were based mostly on economic differences. What was the main economic difference between the two regions?The Upcountry had a large slave population than the LowcountryThe Upcountry was made up of mostly subsistence farming, the Lowcountry had mainly large plantations.a. Upcountry had more plantations that the Lowcountry.The Upcountry relied upon slave labor, the Lowcountry used farming techniques learned from the Cherokee.30s
- Q2Why did the Upcountry citizens think the system of political representation after the Revolutionary War was unfair?They only had nonvoting members present in the legislature.They did not get to send any representatives to the state legislatureThey had more white citizens but less representation in the state government.They had a greater overall population but less representation in the state government.30s
- Q3How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the relationship between the Upcountry and Lowcountry farmers?The socioeconomic gap between the two areas grew as the Lowcountry passed laws to block the economic growth of the Upcountry.The two groups clashed less since the cotton gin resulted in more Upcountry farmers becoming slave ownersTensions became worse as the Lowcountry elite blocked Upcountry famers from having access to the new invention.Upcountry farmers were able to gain political power over the Lowcountry elites and the balance of power shifted.30s
- Q4How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the economy of SC?It caused an overall loss of wealth since the machine was expensive to buy and maintain.It limited the areas in which cotton can be grown and reduced income from growing the cash crop.It decreased the need for slave labor since harvesting can be done by machine.It made it possible to grow more cotton and led to need for more slaves to work on the plantations.30s
- Q5The shaded portion of this map represents which geographic region of SC?LowcountryMidlandsPiedmontUpcountry30s
- Q6What change was in response to the claim that Upcountry citizens had to travel too far to conduct political business and to address legal issues.The capital was moved to Columbia from CharlestonThe capital was moved from Charleston to Columbia AND country courts were establishedThe capital was moved from Columbia to CharlestonA system of county courts was established.30s
- Q7What was the political impact of the cotton gin on SC?By expanding the production of cotton throughout the state, slavery spread and tensions over that issue were reduced.Upcountry residents despised the new invention, and it inspires many abolitionist speeches and rallies.Lowcountry planters became more reliant on slave labor, and it furthered the divide with the Upcountry.The cotton gin allowed plantation owners to harvest cotton without slave labor, so legislation abolishing slavery was introduced.30s
- Q8What was added to the Constitution to appease Anti-Federalists who were unhappy with the amount of power given to the federal government?Bill of RightsThe Judiciary Act of 1789Commerce Clause3/5 Compromise30s
- Q9This is a chart that describes the views of the SC politicians who were present at the Constitutional Convention. What best completes the chart?Supported a strong federal governmentSupported a one-house legislature.Supported a weak federal governmentSupported a 2-year term for the president30s
- Q10How did the economic culture of SC impact the delegates’ interpretation of the Great Compromise?They believed that all states should have equal representation in the federal government regardless of their populations.They believed that the entire population of industrialized cities should not be used when calculating representation.They believed that slaves should be counted toward population totals when calculating state representation.They believed that states should have representation based off of their populations of landowners.30s
- Q11At the Constitutional Convention, what was the difference between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?The Virginia Plan called for equal representation, whereas the New Jersey Plan called for representation based off of their population.The Virginia Plan called representation based off of their population, whereas the New Jersey Plan called for equal representation.They Virginia Plan did not include slaves in determining population, while the New Jersey plan did.The Virginia Plan included slaves in determining population, while the New Jersey Plan did not30s
- Q12Which individual would most likely be a delegate at the Constitutional Convention?A middle class shop owner in CharlestonAn independent farmer living in the UpcountryA plantation owner from the LowcountryA well-educated black man from Columbia30s
- Q13This is a list of things SC delegated wanted in the new Constitution. Based on this list, which constitutional plan would the SC delegates support?3/5 CompromiseCommerce and Slave CompromiseVirginia PlanNew Jersey Plan30s
- Q14Which incident reflected tensions similar to those experienced by backcountry farmers and Lowcountry elites in SC and drew attention to the need for a stronger central government?Whiskey RebellionStono RebellionTurner RebellionShay’s Rebellion30s
- Q15What were two major results of the Commerce Compromise?The federal government would not tax imports or regulate the slave trade for 20 yearsThe federal government would not tax imports or regulate the slave trade.The federal government would not concern itself with the import of slaves but would tax the sale of them within states.The federal government would not regulate commerce at all, but leave that responsibility to the states30s
