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SC History Review

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Question: He was a Senator from SC who served 50 years. He was the leader of
the Dixiecrats.

Answer: Strom Thurmond

Question: He stole the ship the Planter and gave it to the North. He later became a captain in the Northern Army. After the war, he was a Senator from SC.
Answer: Robert Smalls

Question: He helped start Clemson University; member of the racist Red Shirts; SC Governor
Answer: Ben Tillman

Question: Known for his hit and run warfare style against the British; his nickname was
Answer: Swamp Fox-Francis Marion

Question: Helped make indigo a successful crop in SC; she was a 16 year young lady 
Answer: Eliza Lucas

Places

Question: First permanent settlement in SC
Answer: Charles Town

Question: First shot of the Civil War fired here
Answer: Ft. Sumter

Question: Revolutionary War battle in SC that was the turning point of the war for the Patriots
Answer: Cowpens

Question: Place that was the site of the largest New Deal project in SC
Answer: Santee-Cooper

Question: South Carolina's state capital
Answer: Columbia

Colonies

Question: Colonies founded for religious reasons
Answer: New England

Question: Colonies that grew tobacco and rice and had long growing seasons
Answer: Southern colonies

Question: Colonies known as the breadbasket colonies
Answer: Middle Colonies

Question: Main industry was shipbuilding, whaling
Answer: New England

Question: Wealthiest colonies(then) known for long growing seasons
Answer: Southern

Road to War

Question: Group of protesters who led Boston and Charleston Tea Parties
Answer: Sons of Liberty

Question: World War I was caused by several things but the spark that led to the fighting was
Answer: assassination of Archduke Franz 

Question: The election of 1860 and this man led to SC leaving the Union.
Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question: The _____ by the British placed a tax newspapers, cards and documents. It made the colonists angry.
Answer: Stamp Act

Question: The attack on this military base by the Japanese started the US involvement in WWII
Answer: Pearl Harbor

African American roles in SC

Question: The language and culture of African Americans in the lowcountry is 
Answer: Gullah

Question: Slave rebellion that happened near Charleston and led by the slave Jimmy
Answer: Stono

Question: Slaves brought the skill and knowledge to SC on how to grow
Answer: rice

Question: Slave who won the lottery, bought his freedom and was then accused and tried for plotting a rebellion.
Answer: Denmark Vessey

Question: Group of young people who led a lunch counter sit-in Rock Hill, SC. They served time in jail and were recently pardoned.
Answer: Friendship Nine