SLO Set Two Flashcard Review

Front

Because many of Carolina's first plantations were located in swampy marshes, crops of rice and indigo became the first __________________ of South Carolina.

Back

cash crops

Front

Because colonists produced raw materials for Britain while purchasing their manufactured goods, South Carolina contributed a great deal of ___________________ to their mother country.

Back

wealth

Front

Because South Carolina had a bicameral legislative assembly that made laws, the power distribution was _______________________ favoring the elite planters and merchants.

Back

unequal

Front

Because the Backcountry had no established laws or courts, vigilante groups called the ___________________________ hunted criminals and brought them to justice.

Back

Regulators

Front

Because the colonists felt unprotected from attacks by natives and pirates, they __________________________ to be a royal colony for assistance from the King of England.

Back

petitioned

Front

Because both European nations wanted control of the trade routes in the Ohio River Valley, the British and the French fought against each other in the _________________________________

Back

French and Indian War

Front

Because Cherokee warriors were kidnapped and enslaved, the tribe attacked British settlers in the ___________________________ during the French and Indian War.

Back

Backcountry

Front

Because Britain's victory in the French and Indian War spent most of their financial power, Parliament placed a strict policy of _____________________________ on goods sold in the Thirteen Colonies.

Back

taxation

Front

Because the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, a royal ____________________ must be on all paper documents like wills and newspapers.

Back

stamp

Front

Because the colonies did not have an equal voice in the British government, American colonists protested, boycotted, and met in the __________________________________in Philadelphia.

Back

Continental Congress