Question 1     http://www.historiccolumbia.org/history/

 

In the “Columbia’s history” section of the above website, read about the city of Columbia and answer these questions:

 

a. When was Columbia founded? ____________________________________________________

 

b. What city did it replace as capital?_____________________________________________________

 

c. Why did the capital need to be moved?___________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________________________________

 

d. What “first” and “second” is Columbia known for? __________________________________________

 

e. At what church was the Secession Convention held just before the Civil War began?

 

                               _______________________________________

 

Which famous Columbia landmark (Historic home) is associated with the following:

 

f. A South Carolinian  who designed some of America’s most well-known buildings

 

                             ___________________________________________________

 

g. A South Carolinian who, at the time of his death in 1835, was one of the richest men in America. (He made his money in cotton and sugar cane.)

                                                                             _______________________________________________

 

h. Our 28th president lived here for four years as a youth. ________________________________________

 

      i.    A slave who gained her freedom and may have walked to

Columbia from Charleston.   She made her living as a midwife.     ____________________________________

 

Question 2     www.nass.usda.gov/sc/

 

What major cash crops from South Carolina’s agricultural history are represented by these pictures?

 

   _____________________  ___________________________

 

  _____________________________     ___________________________

 

 

Question 3

http://www.sciway.net/edu/colleges/alphalist.html

 

South Carolina is proud of its colleges.  Go the website above and rewrite the colleges from the right-hand column in the left-hand column in the order of how old they are, starting with (a.) as the oldest.

 

 

Midlands Technical College

Presbyterian

College of Charleston

University of South Carolina

Benedict

Clemson

Citadel

Winthrop

Furman

Wofford

Allen

Erskine

Columbia College

Newberry

Converse

Francis Marion

South Carolina State

Anderson
 
a.

b.

c._____________________________________________

d. _____________________________________________

e. _____________________________________________

f. _____________________________________________

g. _____________________________________________

h. _____________________________________________

i. _____________________________________________

j. _____________________________________________

k. _____________________________________________

l. _____________________________________________

m. _____________________________________________

n. _____________________________________________

o. _____________________________________________

p. _____________________________________________

q. _____________________________________________

r. _____________________________________________

s. _____________________________________________

 

 

Question 4 (Use the South Carolina Legislative Manual and this website http://www.scstatehouse.net/studentpage/symbols.htm

South Carolina State Symbols

Across
1. State amphibian
6. State popular music
10. State reptile
11. State tree
13. State music
14. State song
15. State dance
16. State insect
17. State gemstone
18. State spider
Down
2. State fish
3. State animal
4. State dog                                Created by Puzzlemaker at DiscoverySchool.com          
5. State flower
6. State stone
7. State American Folk Dance
8. State wildflower
9. State hospitality beverage
11. State fruit
12. Official State beverage
16. State bird

 

Question 5    At computer #9 or # 16 click on the Lewis and Clark icon on the computer screen.  Watch the entire (brief) video.  Then give short answers to:

Number of explorers______________________________________________

Date they left ____________________________________

River_______________  Animals they saw__________________

National scandal while they were gone:

Miles they traveled __________________________

Indian guide  ___________________________

Question 6   Go to the http://www.knowitall.org/letsgo/  site.

 Choose “South Carolina State House,” then relaunch if you need to.  Click Virtual Tour and then OK when the little window appears. In Choose a level, pick Grounds: Monuments and Markers.  Browse through the descriptions of the various monuments and tell which one most impresses you and why.

 

 

 

 

Question 7    At the website www.usconstitution.net/constframedata.html you will find the signers of the U.S. Constitution.   Find the South Carolina signers and tell how old they were when they signed.

 

John Rutledge _____ Charles Pinckney_______  Charles Cotesworth Pinckney_____ Pierce Butler______

 

Question 8  Use the copy of the article “Faces of those who served” and pick one interesting person.  Go to Microsoft Paint (Start, Programs, Accessories, then Paint) and draw something that will show an interesting fact about who this person was or what he did.  Print your creation and attach.

 

Question 9  Go to DISCUS and choose Encyclopedia Americana.   Choose it again at the next screen.  Type in South Carolina and from your choices pick South Carolina Economy.   Read about how SC moved from an agricultural to industrial economy.  

a.  What three things replaced agriculture as main sources of income?    _____________________________

 

_____________________________________  __________________________________________

 

b.  When did the textile industry begin to grow?   ________________________________________

 

Regarding Tourism:   Go to this website http://www.discoversouthcarolina.com/photo-gallery/Default.aspx

 and look at the “Beautiful Places” portion of the website.  Look at the pictures of the various places and find and circle them in the word search:

 

 

Tourism in SC

 

P C K G M C U G D H K I B C H D O C B V Z U O S B

H S L R W G A B E P N E H Y O Z E P X I H A S Z M

L V Q O A E A E M G Z H Q A C T F S Z K J W T O T

R R Z C B P W B S X I X N T F V D V Q T M S M Z L

B D E V D M E Z F A V W J K L X N T A C F H B E F

M X O S R K O T Q M R Q M N I S A B E C A L Q P F

F R J N T U W V A D Y S T F D O L H X M Q B Q D D

D N A L S I G N I T N U H F O E S U O H T H G I L

D Y M F A R L M G Q S R V E R L I M D H M N K F Y

H B E U Y E A P Y L J H G O A B D R C D M Q B Z K

Q Z S P S R Q Q B K Q Q C Z A D A A B V O D H O G

W C I O G V O Q C P G K F A Z V E H K D G V G Q W

T G S J U W O T W F C L K B E B H H X D M T R N I

H X L Q A L F T S T G Z D N N B N U W Y H T G O B

K Z A W Z A Z I H I M X C O A E O I R C R Z A F Z

E G N F B A R F F C H L T T A A T T M V O K Q Q T

L C D V P V D Z N F I G S P Z C L O S R D R U E D

L P A I E A E T H F N K N B H E I J Q I G H V Z G

I Z A S L J U U F I F E H I B W H R B D D H T B P

Q T B S C H E F T U A F L E V C Y C A V P E T I H

K B O J A Z A N O E J A A S C I N S H Z M K W M L

L G X V N L U I A P C C L L H J L W X Z G O C A U

F M E T L H M Q B H H N Q T F U U S H Y N Y Q H R

F T C S W Z O N H B R M O U A D A O P D D G R O E

J Z Y F X L K J Z X I D I D Z F G J R I R S V Q T

 

 

Question 10: Thinking back on  what you have already learned about the Civil War, browse the books that you find at the tables.   Pick any aspect of the war (pre-, during-, post-) and write one paragraph about why this stands out in your memory.