CHARLESTON TOUR GUIDE TEST
EXAM |GUARANTEED PASS |
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Name years that hurricane hit. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1698,
1699, twice in 1752 (2 weeks apart), 1813, 1822, 1886, 1893, 1911,
1940, 1959 (Gracie), 1989 (Hugo)
Name thwarted 1822 slave revolt. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Denmark Vesey
Date that Reformed Society of Israelites was formed. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ November 21, 1824.
First US VP to resign. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ John C. Calhoun
under Andrew Jackson. Calhoun also VP under John Adams in 1824.
Largest sea island cotton crop and second largest rice crop both in what
year? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1828
Nullification Controversey was in response to what? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1828 and 1832 tariffs.
Longest railway in the world (at time) was completed in what year? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1832.
,How long was railway and where did it go? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 136 miles from Charleston to Hamburg.
What happend to St. Philip's in 1835? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Destroyed by fire.
how many acres did 1838 fire cover and how many building damaged? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 144 acres. almost 1,000 buildings
easteward from King St. to Ansonborough.
First municipal college and year city funded it. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ College of Charleston. 1839.
What was built as result of Denmark Vesey revolt? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ SC Arsensal.
What year was Citadel established and where? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1842. On grounds of SC Arsenal.
Date that Ordinance of Secession was signed? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ December 20, 1860.
Where was Ordinance of Secesssion signed? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Insitute Hall.
,what and when started Civil War? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Firing
on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861.
When was worst fire? Where? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ December
11, 1861. Diagnoal path from Cooper to Ashley rivers.
Who founded first Reformed Jewish congregations? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Members of K.K. Beth Elohim
What Did Robert Smalls do? What was the date? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ On May 13, 1862, he seized Confederate ship Planter
and along with 12 other slaves delivered it to Union quadron blockading
the harbor.
Who led 54th Mass? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Col. Robert Gould.
What did 54th Mass do, and what was date? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Led assault on Battery Wagner in 1863.
When did Union bombardment of Charleston begin? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ August 1863.
How long did Ubion bombardment last? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
18 months
, Year that Jeff Davis visited Charleston. Where did he stay? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1863. Stayed at Gov. William Aiken Jr's
house at 48 Elizabeth St.
What did Hunley do and when? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Sank
Houstatonic on February 17, 1864.
How many days did union seige last? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
545 days
Month and year that Union occupation started? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ February 1865
What booming industry started in 1867? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Phosphate
what mayor expands parks and other public services and when? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ William Ashmead Courenay in 1879
When did big earthquake happen? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1886.
How many died in earthquake? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ almost
100.
What happened in Hamton Park in 1902? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Interstate and West Indian Expo.
EXAM |GUARANTEED PASS |
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Name years that hurricane hit. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1698,
1699, twice in 1752 (2 weeks apart), 1813, 1822, 1886, 1893, 1911,
1940, 1959 (Gracie), 1989 (Hugo)
Name thwarted 1822 slave revolt. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Denmark Vesey
Date that Reformed Society of Israelites was formed. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ November 21, 1824.
First US VP to resign. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ John C. Calhoun
under Andrew Jackson. Calhoun also VP under John Adams in 1824.
Largest sea island cotton crop and second largest rice crop both in what
year? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1828
Nullification Controversey was in response to what? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1828 and 1832 tariffs.
Longest railway in the world (at time) was completed in what year? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1832.
,How long was railway and where did it go? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 136 miles from Charleston to Hamburg.
What happend to St. Philip's in 1835? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Destroyed by fire.
how many acres did 1838 fire cover and how many building damaged? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 144 acres. almost 1,000 buildings
easteward from King St. to Ansonborough.
First municipal college and year city funded it. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ College of Charleston. 1839.
What was built as result of Denmark Vesey revolt? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ SC Arsensal.
What year was Citadel established and where? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1842. On grounds of SC Arsenal.
Date that Ordinance of Secession was signed? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ December 20, 1860.
Where was Ordinance of Secesssion signed? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Insitute Hall.
,what and when started Civil War? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Firing
on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861.
When was worst fire? Where? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ December
11, 1861. Diagnoal path from Cooper to Ashley rivers.
Who founded first Reformed Jewish congregations? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Members of K.K. Beth Elohim
What Did Robert Smalls do? What was the date? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ On May 13, 1862, he seized Confederate ship Planter
and along with 12 other slaves delivered it to Union quadron blockading
the harbor.
Who led 54th Mass? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Col. Robert Gould.
What did 54th Mass do, and what was date? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Led assault on Battery Wagner in 1863.
When did Union bombardment of Charleston begin? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ August 1863.
How long did Ubion bombardment last? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
18 months
, Year that Jeff Davis visited Charleston. Where did he stay? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1863. Stayed at Gov. William Aiken Jr's
house at 48 Elizabeth St.
What did Hunley do and when? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Sank
Houstatonic on February 17, 1864.
How many days did union seige last? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
545 days
Month and year that Union occupation started? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ February 1865
What booming industry started in 1867? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Phosphate
what mayor expands parks and other public services and when? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ William Ashmead Courenay in 1879
When did big earthquake happen? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1886.
How many died in earthquake? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ almost
100.
What happened in Hamton Park in 1902? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Interstate and West Indian Expo.
