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4. What happened to the population of African Slaves from 1790 to 1820?
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5. The population of African slaves increased dramatically as cotton production and plantations thrived.
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6. What did the cotton gin do that was so revolutionary for cotton production?
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7. The cotton gin separated the cotton fiber from the cotton seeds
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8. Why did the invention of cotton gin increase the need for slaves by reducing the need for labor to complete this task?
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9. The cotton gin made it more profitable to grow cotton
The cotton gin made it more profitable to grow cotton. This increased the number and size of cotton plantations, so more slaves were needed to pick the cotton.
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10. What does the term “antebellum period” refer to in American History?
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11. The Antebellum Period refers to decades prior to the Civil War in the 1860s.
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12. During the Antebellum Period, most of the farmers in South Carolina had a similar outlook on life, especially the wealthy plantation owners. Describe the attitude of these farmers?
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13. They believed that working in agriculture was the most admirable profession, and they did not want to introduce industry to South Carolina.
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14. Denmark Vesey was a former slave in SC
Denmark Vesey was a former slave in SC. What did he do that caused him to be hanged in July of 1822?
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15. Vesey organized a massive slave rebellion in the Charleston are of South Carolina
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16. Following the Denmark Vesey Plot in 1822, African Americans (both slaves and free men) were subject to restrictions and constant observation. The laws that limited the freedom of African Americans were known as:
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17. Black Codes
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18. The 1840s brought the first signs that South Carolina was switching from an agricultural state to an industrial one. Industry first began to thrive in South Carolina in which of the following fields?
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19. Textiles
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20. Most the framers in the antebellum period had little or no slaves, and they often grew just enough for their family to live on. These smaller farmers were known as:  
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21. Subsistence Farmers
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22. Abolitionists were people who:
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23. Wanted to end the institution of slavery
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24. One of the most controversial parts of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was that it allowed the public in a certain area to vote on whether or not to allow slavery. What was this concept called?
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25. Popular sovereignty
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26. Historians often note that the Compromise of 1850 delayed the Civil War in the United States for an entire decade. The Compromise eased tensions dealing with which of the following issues?
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27. the institution of slavery
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28. During the Missouri Compromise debates, Charles Pinckney of South Carolina warned that "the division of this Union, and a civil war," might be caused by the disagreement over what issue:
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29. Slavery
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30. One of the most controversial parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the passage of the "Fugitive Slave Law." South Carolinians supported this law, but it angered people in the North because it did which of the following?
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31. Protected the right of southern slave owners to travel North into the free states to recover a runaway slave.
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32. A tariff put on imports sparked the Nullification Crisis because it helped the industrial states in the North, but hurt the economy in the South. Which of the following describes Vice-president John Calhoun's position on the Nullification Crisis?
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33. Calhoun believed that individual states should be able to nullify (or void) federal laws if the laws were damaging to the state.
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34. South Carolina voted to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860
South Carolina voted to secede from the Union on December 20, Over the next few months, several more southern states broke away from the Union. These southern states united to form a new nation known as the:
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35. The Confederate States of America
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36. In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that a slave could not sue for his own freedom, even if he lived in a Free State.
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37. The Dredd Scott Decision
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38. South Carolina's decision to secede, or break away, from the Union came only a few weeks after which event in American history?
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39. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
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40. During the Secession Convention of 1860, South Carolinians argued whether or not to secede (or break apart) from the Union. Which of the following is an argument that was used to support secession?
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41. The federal government is abusing its power.
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42. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina issued this document to formally declare its intention to break apart from the Union prior to the Civil War:
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43. Ordinance of Secession
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44. A "total war" is a war that involves both soldiers and civilians
A "total war" is a war that involves both soldiers and civilians. Which of the following is the best example of the Civil War being a total war?
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45. Sherman’s March
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46. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed a document that freed all slaves in the rebelling states. This document was called the:
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47. Emancipation Proclamation
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48. During the Civil War, the Union set up a blockade around the city of Charleston. What was the main purpose of this blockade?
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49. To cut off supply lines and keep the Confederate troops from receiving food, clothing, and ammunition.
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50. During the final months of the Civil War, Union General William Sherman marched his troops through South Carolina and destroyed everything in his path. Which of the following goals was General Sherman most likely trying to accomplish?
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51. He wanted to break the will of the South and give the Confederates no choice but to surrender.
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52. As president of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis immediately asked for volunteers to join the Confederate Army. As the war went on, he was forced to pass a "conscription law," which meant that:
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53. soldiers were drafted, or required by law, to serve in the army.
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54. How did the leaders of South Carolina feel about the issue of States' Rights in the decades prior to the Civil War?
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55. They didn't want the federal government to interfere with the laws of the state.
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56. Political leaders in South Carolina engaged in a power struggle in the decade before the Civil War. Men such as Robert Barnwell Rhett became known as the "fire-eaters," which meant that they wanted to:
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57. Secede from the Union immediately, regardless of the consequences
Secede from the Union immediately, regardless of the consequences. They were radicals pushing for succession.
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58. In 1852, South Carolina called a convention in which the Cooperationists and Fire-Eaters argued about the state's future. What was the central focus of the convention?
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59. To decide if, when, and how the state should secede from the Union.
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60. The most immediate and important outcome of the Civil War was that:
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61. Slavery ended
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62. Which of the following statements is true about the overall wealth in South Carolina following the Civil War.
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63. Wealth declined greatly.
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64. Each time a new state was added to the United States prior to the Civil War, it was debated whether it would allow slavery or be a Free State. Why was South Carolina was so interested in these new states?
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65. If the government outlawed slavery in the new states, it wouldn't be long before the government made the practice illegal in South Carolina.
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