COLONIAL SOUTH CAROLINA Flashcards

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Carolana was named in honor of who?

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King Charles

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Carolana was first explored by who?

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Sir Robert Heath

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Established in 1663 after the restoration in England

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Carolina

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8 men who supported King Charles II were granted a ______ to Carolina

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Charter

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Who were the eight lord proprietors?

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Edward Hyde, George Monck, William craven, John Berkeley, George carteret, William Berkeley, John colleton, and Anthony Ashley cooper

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Carolina included all of present day _______, __________, and _________ and all land west to the ________ Ocean.

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South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia - Pacific

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When did the exploration of Carolina begin?

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August 1663

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Did Carolina fail or succeed????

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The settlement failed within three years

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Charlestown became successful when and why? And cause of whom?

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1670 at Albemarle Point. Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper

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What was the main motivation to make Charles town succeed

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Money

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________ payments would be paid annually by settlers in Charles town

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Quitrents

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Proprietors commissioned who to write the fundamental constitutions of America?

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John Locke

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The FCA guaranteed what? And what did it help do?

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Religious freedom and helped attract more settlers to Carolina

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Englishmen from the colony of Barbados brought what

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A well developed slave system

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Where else did the people come from to settle in the British colony in SC?

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France, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland, Ireland

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What two tragedies in London had an effect on the settlement of Carolina

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The bubonic plague outbreak and the great fire of London

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Originally located at Albemarle point on the West Bank of the Ashley river on a bluff

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Charles town

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Lacked organization and became overpopulated

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Charles town

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Lords proprietors ordered town to be moved

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Charles town

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Where did they move charleston to.

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From the Ashley river to oyster point in 1680

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was a walled fortress city

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Charles town

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The what controlled all branches of government and was made p of three groups

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Grand council (1st: representatives and proprietors, 2nd: elected by Carolina nobility, 3rd: smallest group which consisted of freemen of the colony)

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Carolina government before 1682

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Controlled through the grand council

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Carolina government after 1682

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Representative democracy

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When was the jury system created?
After Carolina changed to a representative democracy
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When did they create the commons house of assembly that provided a voice for the people?
After Carolina changed to a representative democracy
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Most colonies attempted to provide a __________
Representative democracy
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By 1700, the goose creek men controlled what?
The commons house of assembly
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Two political and religious factions emerged
Goose creek men and dissenters
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Revolution of 1719
Goose creek men and dissenters team up to overthrow proprietors
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--------- grew between the colonists and proprietors
Tension
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How did colonists feel by the proprietors?
Neglected
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Proprietors did not protect them from attacks by Spanish, Indians, or pirates. T or F
True
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The council protested to the ______.
King
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The king made Carolina a ---------- in 1729
Royal colony
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King appointed a ---------
Royal governer
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More stable than proprietary government
Royal government
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Lieutenant governer
Royal government
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Bicameral legislature
Royal government
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Describe the royal council.
Had responsibilities that are today divided among three branches
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Describe the commons house.
Most members part of low country elite Wealthiest in all the colonies Prosperous planters, lawyers, and merchants
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What was the primary crop of the northern area? Southern Area?
Tobacco-northern | Rice - southern
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Northern Carolina did have good sea ports. T or F
F. Northern Carolina did NOT have good seaports
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Because northern Carolina did not have good seaports, they relied on who?
They kept ties with Virginia so hey could a hip tobacco from virginia ports
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Low country
Coastal area from the beach to about fifty miles inland
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Upcountry
The rest of South Carolina
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Township plan
1729 royal governer Robert Johnson created twelve townships
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Why were the townships created?
1. To attract more white settlers, especially to the upcountry 2. Served as a buffer from Indians and Spanish attacks 3. SC became one of the most ethnically diverse
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Describe Blackbeard
Real name: Edward teach | Notable blockade of charleston
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What did Blackbeard do that mad him so bad?
Kidnapped several notable people for ransom, not for money but medicine. Charles town official negotiated with him and got the prisoners back when they gave him the medicine.
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Steed bonnets nickname
The gentleman pirate
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Describe what happened to the gentleman pirate.
1. SC governer Robert Johnson ordered for his capture 2. Colonel William Rhett captured him and others at Cape a Fear River He was hanged in Charles town with other pirates
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Year of the war with the Tuscarora Indians in NC
1711
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War with the yamasee Indians in SC
1715-1716
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Lasted longer than any other Indian war
Yamasee war
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Many retreated to Florida and Georgia
Yamasee war
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Allowed mor land to be opened for settlement
Yamasee war
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What did the yamasee war teach the colonists?
They were responsible for their own protection and they should treat Native Americans better in order to avoid future wars.