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SC Colonists
This will help students review for a test on SC Colonists.
Term | Definition |
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French Huguenots | started the SC Society which helped the the poor and started schools |
Germans | moved to the Upcountry; helped the area become known as the "breadbasket" of the Carolinas |
Scots Irish | came in family groups; always built the church first and then the town around it |
English from Barbados | started sugar and rice plantations; helped Carolina be one of the richest colonies |
Lord's Proprietors | the king gave them land as a payment for debt |
Fundamental Constitution | a document that the Lord's Proprietors wrote |
First Permanent Settlement of Carolina | Charleston |
Ireland and Barbados | colonists stopped here for supplies |
Lord's Proprietor who wrote the Fundamental Constitution with the help of a secretary | Ashley Anthony Cooper |
4 Laws of Fundamental Constitution | freedom of religion, free land, a chance to move up in society, a voice in government |
European Jews | built a synagogue in Charleston |
England | first country to establish a permanent settlement in SC |
Why was the Fundamental Constitution written? | to encourage people to come here to settle |
Carolina | The name of the ship that made it successfully to the new colony |
2 rivers named after Anthony Ashley Cooper | Cooper and Ashley rivers near Charleston |
backcountry or upcountry | as more and more settlers came, they settled here |
Why did the colonists not want to Lords Proprietors to rule over them? | Colonists felt that the Lords Proprietors did not protect him from Native Americans. |
Cash crops in Carolina | sugar and rice |
What did colonists trade the Native Americans for (what did the colonists want from Native Americans)? | furs |
Once more settlers came, they moved to the | backcountry (upcountry) |
This war began between the colonists and Native Americans because the colonists kept settling on their land. The last straw was settling in the town of Beaufort. The tribe had enough and war began. Which was was this? | Yemassee War |
Who helped the colonists during the Yemassee War? | the Cherokee tribe |
This was a 4-year war that lasted between a Native American tribe and the colonists. This war began because the English governor broke his promises to the Native American tribe. | Cherokee War |
The English from Barbados needed help with their plantations. They begin to bring slaves from which where to help? | Africa |
The blending of African traditions led to the ______________ culture. | Gullah |
sweetgrass baskets | a major part of the Gullah culture. You can visit the low country and see them being made. |
How did slaves rebel against their owners? | running away, working slowly, Stono Rebellion |