A New Nation and Stat

The Committee of 99 was formed in order to

• protest British taxes
• increase trade in the Low Country
• govern S.C. after the Intolerable Acts
• prevent slave rebellions and revolts

The main cause of tension between the Up Country and Low Country after the Revolutionary War was over

• representation in the legislature
• how to punish Loyalists
• how to count slaves for representation
• how land would be taxed fairly

In what agreement did people of the Up Country pledge neutrality during the Revolutionary War?

• Treaty of Neutrality
• Treaty of 96
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Old Saluda Towne

Why did S.C. need a constitution in 1776?

• It was no longer a colony, but a state
• The British refused to govern the S.C. colony
• Because of civil war, no government existed
• The people of the Up Country had no representation

The state constitutions of 1776 and 1778 established a(n) 

• unicameral legislature and a judicial branch of government
• board of governors to regulate trade and law and order
• bicameral legislature and an executive with veto power
• system of checks and balances for the branches of government

Who was the first state "president"/governor of S.C.?

• Henry Laurens
• John Rutledge
• Arthur Middleton
• Charles Pinckney

What South Carolinian served as president of the 2nd Continental Congress?

• Henry Laurens
• John Rutledge
• Arthur Middleton
• Charles Pinckney

What document setup America's first government?

• U.S. Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights

What South Carolinian called for a stronger national government and was to help revise the Articles?

• John Rutledge
• Charles Pinckney
• Arthur Middleton
• Henry Laurens

Shay's Rebellion convinced many that the Articles of Confederation were weak because

• British ships were blockading American port cities
• there was no way to force people to pay their taxes
• there was no army to protect against armed revolts
• slaves had too much freedom and they could organize revolts