Regions Rivalry

Why did tension between the Low Country and Up Country increase during the Revolutionary War?

• The capital was moved to the Up Country
• Low Country Patriots attacked Up Country Loyalists
• Up Country Indians joined the British side
• Low Country slaves revolted and escaped to the Up Country

What was the main cause of tension between the Up Country and Low Country right after the Revolutionary War? 

• Representation in the legislature
• How to pay war debts
• How to punish Loyalists
• How to count slaves for representation

Why were people of the Up Country unhappy with the location of Charleston as the capital?

• Charleston was unsafe due to possible slave revolts
• Charleston citizens were poorly educated and uncultured
• Charleston was too far away from the Up Country
• Diseases were very common in the Charleston area

What group controlled much of the wealth and political power of South Carolina before and after the Revolution?

• Merchants
• Planter elites
• Small farmers
• Factory workers

What region of South Carolina had many small farms and few slaves before the invention of the cotton gin ?

• Up Country
• Low Country
• Midlands
• Sandhills

Which of the following best describes a subsistence farmer?

• A person growing several different cash crops
• A person growing crops to fed his or her family
• A person growing crops to receive subsidies
• A person growing crops for export

What action was taken to ease the tension between the Up Country and Low Country?

• The Low Country got more representation
• The capital was moved to the middle of the state
• Loyalist property was confiscated in the Up Country
• Slaves were counted for representation

Before the invention of the cotton gin, most slaves lived in what region of South Carolina?

• Low Country
• Up Country
• Midlands
• Sandhills

How did Low Country elites view the people of the Up Country?

• As educated and cultured 
• As uncivilized and crude
• As very wealthy and demanding
• As very bored and uninteresting

The process of deciding how much political representation a region should get is called

• sectionalism
• reapportionment
• integregation
• segregation