Charleston Tour EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
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1) In what year was the original settlement of Charles Town
established at Albemarle Point?
A) 1663
B) 1670
C) 1680
D) 1700
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The English ship "Carolina" arrived in April 1670 with
148 colonists. They settled at Albemarle Point (now Charles
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Towne Landing) before moving across the Ashley River to the
peninsula in 1680 .
2) Why was the settlement moved from Albemarle Point to
Oyster Point (present-day downtown) in 1680?
A) Better pirate protection
B) Deeper harbor access and better defensive positioning
between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers
C) Fertile farmland
D) To escape Native American attacks
Correct Answer: B
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Rationale: The original site had shallow water and mosquito-
borne disease. The peninsula offered deep water wharves and
a natural defensive moat formed by the Ashley and Cooper
Rivers .
3) The Lords Proprietors were given the land of Carolina by
which English monarch?
A) King James I
B) King Charles I
C) King Charles II
D) King George II
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Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In 1663, King Charles II granted the province of
Carolina to eight of his loyal supporters as a reward for helping
him regain the throne .
4) Who was the primary author of the "Fundamental
Constitutions of Carolina"?
A) King Charles II
B) John Locke and Lord Ashley (Anthony Ashley Cooper)
C) George Washington
D) Christopher Gadsden