Charleston Tour Guide Test Questions And
Answers| Updated
Name years that hurricane hit.
1698, 1699, twice in 1752 (2 weeks apart), 1813, 1822, 1886, 1893, 1911, 1940, 1959 (Gracie),
1989 (Hugo)
Name thwarted 1822 slave revolt.
Denmark Vesey
Date that Reformed Society of Israelites was formed.
November 21, 1824.
First US VP to resign.
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?
1828
Nullification Controversy was in response to what?
1828 and 1832 tariffs.
Longest railway in the world (at time) was completed in what year?
1832.
,How long was railway and where did it go?
136 miles from Charleston to Hamburg.
What happened to St. Philip's in 1835?
Destroyed by fire.
how many acres did 1838 fire cover and how many building damaged?
144 acres. almost 1,000 buildings eastward from King St. to Anson borough.
First municipal college and year city funded it.
College of Charleston. 1839.
What was built as result of Denmark Vesey revolt?
SC Arsenal.
What year was Citadel established and where?
1842. On grounds of SC Arsenal.
Date that Ordinance of Secession was signed?
December 20, 1860.
Where was Ordinance of Secession signed?
Institute Hall.
,what and when started Civil War?
Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861.
When was worst fire? Where?
December 11, 1861. Diagonal path from Cooper to Ashley rivers.
Who founded first Reformed Jewish congregations?
Members of K.K. Beth Elohim
What Did Robert Smalls do? What was the date?
On May 13, 1862, he seized Confederate ship Planter and along with 12 other slaves delivered it
to Union squadron blockading the harbor.
Who led 54th Mass?
Col. Robert Gould.
What did 54th Mass do, and what was date?
Led assault on Battery Wagner in 1863.
When did Union bombardment of Charleston begin?
August 1863.
, How long did Union bombardment last?
18 months
Year that Jeff Davis visited Charleston. Where did he stay?
1863. Stayed at Gov. William Aiken Jr's house at 48 Elizabeth St.
What did Hunley do and when?
Sank Housatonic on February 17, 1864.
How many days did union siege last?
545 days
Month and year that Union occupation started?
February 1865
What booming industry started in 1867?
Phosphate
what mayor expands parks and other public services and when?
William Ashmead Courtenay in 1879
When did big earthquake happen?
1886.
Answers| Updated
Name years that hurricane hit.
1698, 1699, twice in 1752 (2 weeks apart), 1813, 1822, 1886, 1893, 1911, 1940, 1959 (Gracie),
1989 (Hugo)
Name thwarted 1822 slave revolt.
Denmark Vesey
Date that Reformed Society of Israelites was formed.
November 21, 1824.
First US VP to resign.
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?
1828
Nullification Controversy was in response to what?
1828 and 1832 tariffs.
Longest railway in the world (at time) was completed in what year?
1832.
,How long was railway and where did it go?
136 miles from Charleston to Hamburg.
What happened to St. Philip's in 1835?
Destroyed by fire.
how many acres did 1838 fire cover and how many building damaged?
144 acres. almost 1,000 buildings eastward from King St. to Anson borough.
First municipal college and year city funded it.
College of Charleston. 1839.
What was built as result of Denmark Vesey revolt?
SC Arsenal.
What year was Citadel established and where?
1842. On grounds of SC Arsenal.
Date that Ordinance of Secession was signed?
December 20, 1860.
Where was Ordinance of Secession signed?
Institute Hall.
,what and when started Civil War?
Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861.
When was worst fire? Where?
December 11, 1861. Diagonal path from Cooper to Ashley rivers.
Who founded first Reformed Jewish congregations?
Members of K.K. Beth Elohim
What Did Robert Smalls do? What was the date?
On May 13, 1862, he seized Confederate ship Planter and along with 12 other slaves delivered it
to Union squadron blockading the harbor.
Who led 54th Mass?
Col. Robert Gould.
What did 54th Mass do, and what was date?
Led assault on Battery Wagner in 1863.
When did Union bombardment of Charleston begin?
August 1863.
, How long did Union bombardment last?
18 months
Year that Jeff Davis visited Charleston. Where did he stay?
1863. Stayed at Gov. William Aiken Jr's house at 48 Elizabeth St.
What did Hunley do and when?
Sank Housatonic on February 17, 1864.
How many days did union siege last?
545 days
Month and year that Union occupation started?
February 1865
What booming industry started in 1867?
Phosphate
what mayor expands parks and other public services and when?
William Ashmead Courtenay in 1879
When did big earthquake happen?
1886.
