African Americans in SC
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Colonial Government
Vocabulary
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100

The Southern colonies based their economies around this industry

Agriculture

100

Due to the economic prosperity it brought to the colony, rice was nicknamed this.

Carolina Gold

100

Most of the power in South Carolina was held by who?

Plantation owners or the elite

100

This means to bring goods and services IN

Import

100

The two new cash crops that were developed in colonial South Carolina were Indigo and ___________

Rice

200

Known as the language of the "Sea Islands" __________ was combination of pieces from English and African languages.

Gullah

200

Eliza Lucas Pinckney's plantation prospered because of this crop.

Indigo

200

Because of the King's desire to control the colony and limit independence, South Carolina became this type of colony.

Royal

200

This means to send goods and services OUT

Export

200

A mild climate, long growing season, fertile land, and many animals to hunt are considered ______________resources of South Carolina.

Natural 

300

The largest slave rebellion in the British colonies happened right here in South Carolina, this was known as the ______________________

Stono Rebellion

300

What did indigo produce that was highly valued.

A Blue Dye

300

The Commons House of Assembly was established to better represent who?

The common people

300

England demanded that the colonies only trade with them. This is known as ____________.

Mercantilism 

300

In colonial South Carolina, the upstate was known as the _________________

backcountry 

400

These "laws" prohibited slaves from learning how to read and write, gathering without white supervision, and carry weapons.

Slave Codes

400

The port in Charleston and navigable waterways lead to a thriving _______________industry

Trade

400

The legislative assembly in South Carolina had two houses meaning that it was __________________

Bicameral

400

This term refers to England not paying attention to what the colonies were doing, allowing them to manage many of their own affaris.

Salutary Neglect

400

Colonist failed to enslave this group of people due to their knowledge of the land allowing them to escape easily. 

Native Americans

500

As African slaves were brought to the colonies, they brought with them their knowledge of tending to cattle and this skill.

Cultivating Rice

500
This was a list of goods that England said could only be traded to them

Enumerated List

500

Due to low representation and little support from the government, backcountry settlers took law enforcement into their own hands. This became known as the _________________movement.

Regulator 

500

This is a sticky sap from pine trees that is used for products such as soap, paint, shoe polish, as well as ship building

Naval stores

500

What was the Gullah language known as in Georgia?

Geechee