Lesson 1: Settlement & Change
Who were the Lords Proprietors?
Nobleman selected by the King to govern the colony of Carolina.
What is Mercantilism ?
Economic system. Colonies send raw materials to mother country.
The Stono Rebellion was what?
Largest slave rebellion during colonial period
How many Lords Proprietors were there?
8
What was Blackbeards REAL name?
Edward Teach
Barbados #1 Cash Crop?
Sugar cane
Name some early SC Exports
Cattle & Hogs
Naval Stores
Rice
Why did Pirates target Charles Town?
Richest city in all the colonies
Where is Barbados located?
Caribbean Islands
1st permanent English Settlement in Carolina
Charles Town
Plantocracy
Wealthy planters control every aspect of life. Political, Economic, Social
What are Naval stores used for?
Ship building
What was the French and Indian war fought over?
Ohio River Valley
Reason colonist left Barbados?
Overcrowded
What is Quitrent?
Tax that the Lords Proprietors were asked to collect from Colonist in Carolina.
Where does the Gullah culture come from?
West Africa
What was the middle passage?
journey slaves take from Arica to English colonies
What was the proclamation of 1763?
Colonist cant settle past Apalachin Mtns.
A country must have more________ than _________ to be successful economically.
Exports, Imports
Barbados population was made up of _____% slaves
60%
Name some aspects of the Gullah Culture.
-Sweet grass baskets
-songs
-language
Describe the Atlantic Slave Trade
England sends gold, silver, weapons to Africa
Africa send slaves to English colonies
English colonies sends raw materials to England to be turned into manufactured goods.
What caused the Regulator movement
lack of law and order in back country of SC
Another name of French and Indian War
Seven Year War
Treaty signed after the French and Indian War
Treaty of Parris