The Stone Rebellion
Slave Code
Slave Code/Slavery
Rice & Indigo
Misc.
100
What were the two causes of the Stone Rebellion?
1. The cruelties of slavery. 2. A law passed by the Spanish in 1738 that promised freedom to any escaped slave who reached St. Augustine.
100
What was the purpose of the South Carolina Slave Code of 1740 enacted after the Stone Rebellion?
to stop African slaves from rebelling against their owners
100
How did the South Carolina Slave Code of 1740 make life more difficult for South Carolina slaves?
Slaves could not meet in large groups or travel without a pass.
100
Why was there not enough land for everyone to grow rice in South Carolina?
There was a limited amount of land along the rivers with reliable tides.
100
South Carolina's colonial leaders felt that the education of the children was the responsibility of
the parents
200
The Stone Rebellion was led by a slave named
Jemmy
200
Why did the slave code include penalties for slave owners?
The intent of these penalties was to ensure a better treatment of slaves so that they would be less likely to revolt.
200
In what primary way were whites in South Carolina affected by the Slave Code of 1740?
They were fined for excessive punishment of slaves.
200
What is the name of the plant that produces blue dye?
Indigo
200
What was responsible for most of South Carolina's growth in the early 1700s?
a large number of immigrants came
300
The twenty slaves who fled were headed towards
Savannah, Georgia
300
According to section three of the Slave Code, slaves could not ____________________freely.
travel
300
Why did slave owners not want slaves to be educated?
They feared that education would lead to slave revolts.
300
Who successfully produced indigo and shared her knowledge with other South Carolina planters?
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
300
Why was South Carolina unable to sustain itself naturally in the earlyl 1700s?
The colony had numerous diseases and poor sanitation.
400
Who ran into the group of runaway slaves?
Lt. Governor Bull
400
According to the Slave Code, what was the punishment for any slave who attempted to cause an uprising?
death
400
South Carolina was one of the fastest growing colonies because of the importation of
slaves
400
Why did Eliza Lucas Pinckney grow indigo in South Carolina?
the British government offered a subsidy for it
400
Retest Question: How did the Southern colonies differ from the New England colonies?
The Southern colonies relied on large-scale plantation agriculture.
500
Who caught the slaves?
militia
500
According to the South Carolina Slave Code of 1740, what did slaves have to have in order to travel?
a letter signed by the master
500
What was the direct result of the Stone Rebellion?
Passage of a set of laws called The Slave Code
500
The Board of Trade allowed rice to be directly shipped from South Carolina to
Portugal and Spain
500
Retest Question: How did the government of Carolina become more democratic?
The Commons House of Assembly was created.
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