Proprietary to Royal Colony Quiz

Why was the Commons House of Assembly established in South Carolina?

• It was decided that the Lowcountry needed more representation.

• The population of South Carolina had grown to large for the Grand Council to govern.

• The laws of South Carolina differed across the region and needed to be regulated.

• It was decided that the common people needed more representation.

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

• the backcountry Regulators

• the Lowcountry elite

• small independent farms

• common people

Why did the colonists in South Carolina want to become a royal colony?

• The king promised to give all colonists a large amount of land.

• The Lord Proprietors ignored the needs of the colonists.

• The settlers wanted the colony to be divided into North and South Carolina.

• The colonists wanted to sell their land to the king for a large profit.

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

• The king demanded that all of the colonists be represented in colonial legislature.

• Government representatives 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.

What three groups were the biggest threat to the colonists in South Carolina?

• Native Americans, Spanish and the king

• Spanish, Pirates, and the Regulators

• Native Americans, Spanish, and the Pirates

• French, Pirates, Incas

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.

What region of the Carolinas had the most representation in the early colonial colonial government and the most wealth.

• the backcountry

• the Lowcountry

• the northern Albemarle settlement

• the Great Dismal Swamp

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

• the Lord Proprietors

• the plantation owning elite

• the farmers and working men

• the slaves

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

• through violent rebellions whenever they disagreed with the governor

• through the "the power of the purse" meaning the assemblies controlled taxes and the governors salary

• through a bicameral legislature that could overrule the governors decisions

• through freedom of speech and frequent editorials in the newspaper

Why did the colonists in South Carolina appeal to the king to become a royal colony?

• They felt they had a close relationship with the king.

• They wanted greater representation in the legislature.

• They wanted more royal control over the economy.

• They felt the Lord Proprietors collected taxes but failed to protect them.