Plan supported by the larger states that called for three branches of government and representation based on population.
Virginia Plan
100
People from the Upcountry that feared that the new constitution for fear of the power of government and abuse of the common man.
Anti-federalist
100
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
Philadelphia
100
South Carolina’s capital was moved from Charleston to …
Columbia
100
Name the three branches of government
Legislative, executive, judicial
200
New position created in the executive branch of government.
President
200
Agreement where the House of Representatives would be based on population and the Senate would be equal.
Great Compromise
200
Our nation’s first form of government that provided a weak federal government
Articles of Confederation
200
How did the cotton gin change politics in SC…
Eventually, it allowed for equal representation in the state between the Upcountry and Low Country
200
What was the main thing decided under the Treaty of Paris (1783)
The colonies gained their independence from England.
300
Name three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
No power to tax, no executive, no control over trade, etc.
300
To approve
Ratify
300
What was the first decision that had to be made at the Constitutional Convention?
Whether they should amend the Articles of Confederation or write a new constitution.
300
Supporters of the constitution that wanted a government that was influential in trade and foreign affairs.
Federalists
300
South Carolina’s law making body that was made up of elite planters until after 1793.
General Assembly
400
What was the outcome of our vote to ratify the constitution (be specific) and what order did we enter the United States of America?
149-73; 8th
400
Agreement where a percentage of slaves would count for purposes of representation and taxation.
Three-fifths Compromise
400
Adopted before the signing of the Declaration of Independence and created to replace royal government in SC.
SC’s First Constitution (1776)
400
Name two reasons why relations improved between the Upcountry and Low Country after the invention of the cotton gin.
Increased the amount of slaves in the Upcountry, common economic base, etc.
400
Name two things that the SC delegates supported at the Constitutional Convention.
Representation based on wealth and population, strong presidency, slaves included in representation not population, regulation of trade (without taxes on exports or restrictions on slave trade), etc.
500
What is the purpose of having three branches of government?
Create a system of checks and balances
500
Plan for a new form of government where representation would be equal.
New Jersey Plan
500
What was decided at the Continental Congress in terms of slave trade?
Agreed to leave it alone for twenty years.
500
What was the difference in the ecomomy of the Upcountry and Low Country prior to the American Revolution?
Upcountry based on subsistence farms; less wealth and the Low Country had great wealth due to cash crops and the plantation system
500
SC delegate that submitted at plan for consideration at the Continental Congress who was active in all debates and led the Federalists in lobbying for ratification of the new constitution.