3 rd Grade SS PACT Practice

1. 3rd Grade SS PACT Practice

2. Into what body of water does the Savannah River flow? • Pacific Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Pee Dee River • Gulf of Mexico

3. open prairies buses and trains cattle farmland Which would you expect to find in an urban community like Columbia?

4. water coal wood oil Which natural resource has been used for hydroelectric power in South Carolina?

5. Where can you find the Gullah community? • along the Pee Dee River • near the city of Columbia • on the Sea Islands • near the Blue Ridge Mountains

6. Study the map. Which product is important to the city of Florence? • shrimp • peaches • paper • textiles

7. How is climate different from weather? • Climate is the kind of weather a place has over time. • Weather is the kind of climate a place has over time. • Weather is warmer than climate. • Climate is warmer than weather.

8. What do salt marshes and swamps have in common? • They both can be found in the Carolina Bays. • They both have many different plants growing in them. • They both can be found in the Congaree National Park. • They both are ecosystems.

9. Which region is the smallest? • Coastal Zone • Inner Coastal Plain • Sandhills • Blue Ridge

10. water trees soil fish What natural resource was once important to business in the Blue Ridge region but is now protected?

11. What is one difference between the Blue Ridge and Piedmont regions? • The Piedmont region has forests. • The Blue Ridge region has waterfalls. • The Piedmont region has rolling hills and valleys. • The Blue Ridge region has forests.

12. sand dunes canals mountains mounds of clay What did the ocean leave behind when it retreated and uncovered half of South Carolina?

13. Which of the following describes the Sandhills region? • It is a wide band of flat land. • It lies west of the fall line. • It has the best soil in the state. • It borders the Piedmont region.

14. How are the Sandhills and the Inner Coastal Plain regions similar? • Both regions grow wheat and soybeans. • Both regions have rolling hills. • Both regions have swamp ecosystems. • Both regions are home to many textile mills.

15. Which city in the Inner Coastal Plain region is the farthest north? • Sumter • Darlington • Bennettsville • Florence

16. paper farming tourism textiles What industry is important along South Carolina’s coast?

17. How have people changed the Outer Coastal Plain region? • The Cooper River was made longer. • Some swamps have been drained for farming. • Resorts were built on Edisto Beach. • All the tributes have been drained.

18. Which of the following is true about the Coastal Zone region? • Myrtle Beach is located there. • The Santee Canal is located there. • The city of Columbia is located there. • Logging is an important industry there.

19. Which of the following can help protect the natural environment of the Coastal Zone region? • measuring the air pressure • building wood walls to stop erosion • preserving barrier islands • putting rocks in the ocean

20. Which Native American group lived in the Low Country? • Catawba • Yemassee • Saluda • Cherokee

21. What was one task of Cherokee women? • gathering nuts • fishing in the river • hunting large game, such as bear • sit on the village councils and have a voice in whether or not the tribe goes to war

22. corn fire clay smooth rocks Which of the following helped the Cherokee make their canoes?

23. Which of the following describes the Cherokee government? • Only men were allowed to make decisions. • The chief had more power than the council. • Children were able to share their ideas. • The villages were run by councils where different leaders made decisions affecting the people.

24. Suppose you are among the Cherokee living in SC long ago. What daily activities would you observe? • One tribal leader being in charge of the nation. • Men and women serving on the governmental councils. • Cherokee people never traveling outside their village for any reason. • All women staying at home all the time with the children.

25. a marsh a river a forest sand dunes What part of South Carolina was named after the Catawba?

26. The Catawba lived east of what group shown on the map? • Cherokee • Yemassee • Congaree • Pee Dee

27. Which of the following is a similarity between the Catawba and the Cherokee? • They both held meetings in council houses. • They spoke the same language. • They both settled in the mountains. • They both lived in round houses made of bark.

28. As you know, the Catawba lived in the Piedmont region. How would their way of life changed if they moved to the coast? • They would now fish rather than hunt and farm. • They would not be called the “RiverPeople” anymore. • They would travel rivers in dugout canoes. • They would be less peaceful.

29. palmetto fronds tree bark shellfish grass Which of the following was an important part of the Yemassee diet?

30. In what way were coastal Native Americans different from the Catawba? • They farmed their land for food. • They used canoes for transportation. • They built their houses differently in summer and winter. • They hunted for food.

31. For whom did the explorers from Spain, France and England claim land? • themselves • all the world’s people • their king and country • the Native Americans

32. For which country was Hernando de Soto exploring? • England • France • Spain • Italy

33. Which explorer named Port Royal? • Jean Ribault • Juan Pardo • William Hilton • Hernando de Soto

34. Which river did de Soto and his men have to cross twice? • Chattahoochee River • Saluda River • Savannah River • Flint River

35. How were the journeys of Juan Pardo and Hernando de Soto different? • The two men explored for different countries. • Pardo encountered Native Americans and de Soto did not. • De Soto did not establish a permanent settlement in SC and Juan Padro did, naming it Santz Elena. • One man was an explorer and the other was not.

36. Which of the following was true about the settlement of Charles Town? • It was not successful. • It was built in a marsh. • Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper lived there. • It was located at Albemarle Point.

37. In Charles Town , which crops were grown with slave labor to make SC one of the richest of the 13 English Colonies? • Squash and beans • Indigo and rice • Cotton and peaches • Tomatoes and corn

38. How did the Native American help the settlers? • The Native Americans showed the settlers how to hunt and fish. • The Native Americans sold the settlers sugarcane. • The Native Americans traded deerskins for the settlers’ tools. • The Native Americans showed the settlers how to build ships.

39. Which of the following describes plantations in the Carolina colony? • The owners paid African immigrants to work on them. • They grew cash crops. • They were small and did not need many workers. • Plantation owners made little money from them.

40. What was one effect of slavery in the Carolina colony? • The economy got worse. • Enslaved people decided to return to Africa. • Enslaved people were able to become plantation owners. • Enslaved people revolted in the Stono Rebellion.

41. Where was the second stop for enslaved Africans leaving Africa? • Africa B. the West Indies C. the English Colonies D. Europe

42. Which is true about the descendents of slaves in the Carolina colony? • None of the live in South Carolina today. • They all have forgotten how to speak Gullah. • They keep their West African traditions alive. • All their music has disappeared.

43. “Enslave West Africans were sold to plantation owners in the West Indies and colonies. The first slaves were brought to SC in 1670. Fifty years later some enslaved Africans rebelled.” This describes which of the following? • Yemasee War B. Bardabos C. Stono Rebellion D. Gullah culture

44. What original colony contained the three colonies shown in the map? • Alabama • Georgia • Carolina • Florida

45. What caused more enslaved people to be brought to South Carolina? • Workers were needed for the increasing number of rice plantations. • The government wanted a larger population. • People were moving away from the colony. • The economy was getting worse.

46. How did colonists in South Carolina react to the Stamp Act? • They sent representatives to the British parliament. • They paid little attention to it. • They started riots in the streets. • They refused to buy newspapers.

47. Which of the following is true about South Carolina’s first constitution? • It was a permanent constitution. • It established representative government. • It was the only constitution of the 13 colonies to be written. • It declared SC an independent state.

48. What did the South Carolina colony have in common with the Massachusetts colony? • They both dumped tea into the ocean. • They both were angry at the Intolerable Acts. • They both had their main port closed by the British. • They both held tea in warehouses for years.

49. Which of the following is trueabout the Declaration of Independence? • It was written mostly by Benjamin Franklin. • It was a peace agreement. • It was approved in July 1775. • Four South Carolina representatives signed it.

50. How many more battles did Francis Marion command than Thomas Sumter? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4