Standard 8-1.6

This chart shows changes to the early colonial government in South Carolina. What political trend is evident from this chart?

• More and more people were excluded from political participation.

• The Lords Proprietors grew more powerful as the colony progressed.

• There was an expansion of representation for the average person.

• Power was in the hands of a few elites who made all political decisions for the colony.

Which word describes the Regulators in the backcountry of South Carolina?

• politicians

• slaves

• soldiers

• vigilantes

How were colonists able to effectively limit the power of this royal government?

• through violent rebellions whenever they disagreed with the governor

• through the "power of the purse" meaning the assemblies controlled taxes and the governor's salary

• through a bicameral legislature that could overrule the governor's decisions

• through freedom of speech and frequent editorials in the newspaper

What helped end the Regulator Movement in the Up Country?

• the passage of the Church Act making the Anglican Church the official church of South Carolina.

• the start of the Yemassee War which caused the colonists to fight the Native Americans rather than each other.

• the ruling by the governor to allow the French Hugenots citizenship rights including the right to vote.

• the passage of the Circuit Court Act which established courthouses and sheriff's offices throughout South Carolina.

Which describes a royal colony?

• a colony owned by a wealthy citizen

• a colony under the direct control of the king

• a colony with no government

• a colony with a representative government.

Which individual was most likely to have been a participant in the Regulator Movement?

• A Native American who had been forced out of the colony

• a slave who had escaped and was trying to leave the colony

• a subsistence farmer from the Back Country

• a plantation owner from the Low Country

Which statement about the shaded areas of this map is correct?

• Wealth and power was concentrated in this area in the colony.

• Whites outnumbered Africans in this area of the colony.

• Fur trading and timber were the basis of the economy in this area of the colony.

• Most new immigrants settled in this area of the colony.

In 1719, after 56 years of being a proprietary colony, SC became a royal colony. How was the colony impacted by this change?

• The governor of the colony was appointed by the king.

• The colony lost its right to elect representatives to the colonial legislature.

• The population of the colony decreased.

• The tensions between backcountry farmers and planation owners lessened.

What was the main reason for the Regulator Movement in South Carolina?

• Low Country residents had less representation in the colonial government than Back Country farmers.

• The colonial courts in the Back Country handed down unfairly harsh sentences for small crimes.

• The slave population in the Back Country was higher than the white population.

• Back Country farmers felt they were not represented or protected by the colonial government.

Why were there significant differences between the settlers in the Low Country and those in the Back Country?

• Back Country settlers blended their cultures with Native American tribes, and Low Country settlers followed a strict social hierarchy.

• Low Country settlers had less representation in the colonial legislature than Back Country settlers.

• Back Country settlers spoke a different language and had a different religious heritage than Low Country settlers.

• Low Country settlers were the elites who lived on the coast, and Back Country settlers were traders and woodsmen.