Back/ Low Country F&I War

Which social group had the most power in the early colonial government of South Carolina?

• the Lord Proprietors
  
• the plantation-owning elite
• the farmers and working men
• the slaves

Why did some settlers in the Upcountry of South Carolina start the Regulator Movement?

• to control the amount of exports coming into the colony
  
• to provide some law and order in the area
  
• to stop the sale of slaves in South Carolina
• to set up schools for people living in the Upcountry

Why did settlers in the backcountry clash with residents of the Lowcountry?

• Backcountry settlers felt they had less representation in the government than the Lowcountry residents.
• Backcountry settlers were angry about the way Lowcountry residents mistreated the Native Americans.
• Lowcountry settlers wanted people in the backcountry to set up large plantations.
• Lowcountry settlers believed the backcountry residents received too much money from the government.
  

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

• Wealth and power was concentrated in this area of 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.

What helped end the Regulator Movement in the Upcountry?

• 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 Huguenots citizenship rights including the right to vote
• the passage of the Circuit Court Act which established courthouses and sheriff's offices throughout South Carolina

The Regulator Movement in South Carolina was the result of which situation?

• The South Carolina militia attacked farms and took land and homes.
• Lowcountry plantation owners lacked equal representation in the colonial government.
  
• Residents of the Upcountry felt that they were being mistreated by the colonial government.
• The King of England sent troops to force backcountry residents to pay taxes.

How did most people living in the shaded areas of this map make their money?

• harvesting timber and pine tar
• trading furs and other goods
• operating indigo and rice plantations
• constructing homes and other buildings

What is a reason the colonies developed some form of self-government?

• The king demanded that all colonists be represented in colonial legislatures.
• Government representatives in England were too far away to govern the colonies adequately.
• Colonists refused to send goods to England unless they were allowed to vote on laws.
• The colonists adopted the government structure used by the Native Americans.

Which group had the most representation in South Carolina's early colonial government?

• the backcountry Regulators
• the Lowcountry elite
  
• small independent farmers
• common people
  

Why did many proprietary colonies become royal colonies by the late 17th century?

• Because the proprietors ran out of funds to manage their lands.
• Because the king wanted to exert greater control over the colonies
  
• Social tensions made it impossible for proprietors to govern most colonies effectively
  
• The economic risk proved to be too much for the proprietors of each colony.