Unit 3 Test Review-The Regulator Movement-5th Period

What situation in the colony of South Carolina inspired the Regulator Movement?

• The British government ended the practice of salutary neglect and began enforcing laws.

• South Carolina was made a royal colony, causing the economy of the Low Country to weaken.

• The Lords Proprietors established tax rates that were too high for South Carolinians to afford

• In the colonial government, Back Country residents had less representation than Low Country residents.

What situation led to the Regulator Movement in the Back Country of South Carolina?

• High tax rates in the Low Country funded the Regulators to serve as a police force in the Back Country.

• A lack of law enforcement in the Back Country caused the establishment of vigilante justice.

• The passage of strict laws to restore order in the Back Country led to violent protests.

• Unfair trials and vigilante justice in the Back Country led the colony to hire Regulators to restore order.

Which word best describes the Regulators in the Back Country of South Carolina?

• politicians

• slaves

• soldiers

• vigilantes

Why were South Carolinians in the Back Country angry about the colony's government?

• There were fewer people in the Back Country, so they were always outnumbered in elections.

• The British government placed strict regulations on the type of government the colonists could set up.

• Leadership in the colonial government was based on birthright as it had been in England.

• Representation in the government was dominated by wealthy farmers from the Low Country.

Why did some settlers in the Up Country 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 Up Country.

What was a major result of the tension between the Back Country and the Low Country?

• The colonial government was realigned to give equal representation to all citizens.

• The Regulator Movement emerged to address needs not served by the colonial government.

• Circuit courts were established to improve law enforcement in the Back Country.

• B and C

What helped end the Regulator Movement in the Up Country?

• 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 Hugenots citizenship rights including the right to vote.

• the passage of the Circuit Court Act which established courthouses and sheriff's offices throughout South Carolina.

What was (were) the goal(s) of the Regulator Movement that occurred in the South Carolina Back Country? Select ALL that apply.

• to promote trade with the Native Americans

• to enforce the British trade regulations on the colonies

• to provide law and order on the frontier

• to encourage farmers to grow more cash crops

• to gain more political representation in the General Assembly

What condition resulted in the rise of the Regulator Movement in South Carolina?

• Objections to the quartering of British troops led South Carolina to form its own independent militia.

• Attacks by Native Americans on Low Country plantations led the wealthy to hire their own private armies.

• A lack of law enforcement in the Back Country led citizens to establish their own system of vigilante justice.

• Anger over the trade regulations set by the Lord Proprietors led the colonists to overthrow the governor and elect their own leader.

What was the main reason for the Regulator Movement in South Carolina?

• Low Country residents had less representation in the colonial government than the Back Country farmers.

• The colonial courts in the Back Country handed down unfairly harsh sentences for small crimes.

• The slave population in the Back Country was higher than the white population.

• Back Country farmers felt they were not represented or protected by the colonial government.