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Social Studies 2
SC History-Chapter 6
Question | Answer |
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Census | the number of people (population) of an area or nation. |
Eliza Pinckney | She shared her harvesting knowledge with other planters. |
Stono Rebellion | The largest revolt of slaves in the American colonies. The slaves met near Stono River, robbed a store for weapons and then started burning plantation homes and killing whites. |
What was life like for slaves after the Stono Rebellion? | The Negro Act was passed. Slaves could not raise food or earn money. They could not travel without written passes. |
Mercantilism | The regulation of trade for the benefit of the state. |
What was the goal of Mercantilism? | Increase wealth by importing more goods than exporting. |
Staple crop | A crop planted for great financial profit. |
Indigo | Plants that produces blue dye |
What is the process of growing inpodigo? | They are planted and harvested. They are cut and soaked in a vat of water.Lime is added to a second vat to extract the dye. The mixture is stirred for hours and then drained. When the indigo is dry it is cut. |
Why was indigo so popular in SC? | It was bought for a high price in Europe. |
What labor force was required for indigo? | Blacks, Native Americans and indentured servants. |
Navigation Acts-What were the different rules/regulations for each of them? | |
Joseph West | |
Carolina grew rich from what products, crops, etc. | |
Carolina Gold | |
indentured servants | |
Middle passage | |
Captain John Thurber | |
Jemmy | |
Royal African Company | |
Negro Act of 1740 | |
Jonathan Lucas | |
rice | |
What was the process of growing rice? | |
How did colonists learn the growing process of rice? | |
What labor force was required for growing rice? | |
tidal cultivation | |
Moses Lindo | |
Board of Trade |