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South Carolina Academic Challenge
South Carolina History Facts
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History
3rd Grade
10/15/2009

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Suburbs
Definition
Communities right outside a city are called what?
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Area & Population
Definition
What are 2 ways to describe the size of a place?
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Different plants & animals need different habitats.
Definition
Why do find different plants and animals in each region of the state?
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Low Country
Definition
Which region has the coast?
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Up Country
Definition
Which region has the mountains?
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Midlands
Definition
Which region has the sandhills?
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Native Americans
Definition
Who were the first South Carolinians?
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Maize or Indian corn
Definition
What was the main crop Native Americans grew for food?
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hunted or grew it
Definition
How did the Native Americans get their food?
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people who study the past
Definition
Who are historians?
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The Lords Proprietors
Definition
The king of England, Charles II, claimed the land in the New World as his. He gave his 8 noblemen land in America. What were these noblemen known as?
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colony
Definition
A settlement far away from the home country is called what?
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slaves from Africa
Definition
What group of people came here against their will during colonial times?
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The Revolutionary War
Definition
What war did the colonies fight in order to gain independence from England?
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It makes decisions for a group of people.
Definition
What does a government do?
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Taxes
Definition
How do governments usually raise money?
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The Gamecock
Definition
What was Thomas Sumter's nickname?
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The Wizard Owl
Definition
What was Andrew Pickens' nickname?
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fire and police protection
Definition
Name 2 services provided by the government.
Term
Governor Mark Sanford
Definition
Who is the leader of SC's state government?
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Thomas Sumter, Francis Marion, Andrew Pickens
Definition
During the Revolutionary War, 3 men who led SC in the Midlands and Up Country became heroes. Name them.
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The Swamp Fox
Definition
What is Francis Marion's nickname
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Tories
Definition
Colonists who remained loyal to England during the Revolutionary War were called what?
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Charleston
Definition
Where was SC's first capital?
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