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