Unit 3 Quiz

How did the eight Lords Proprietors persuade more Europeans to settle in South Carolina?

• They replaced the practice of indentured servitude with slavery.

• They guaranteed that all Christians would be granted the same rights.

• They established a way property owners to share governing duties.

• They subsidized large parcels of land for new settlers.

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

• It was decided that the Low Country needed more representation.

• The population of South Carolina had grown too 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 Back Country Regulators

• The Low Country 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.

The Lords Proprietors failed to defend South Carolina from which of the following threats?

• French, indentured servants, African slaves

• African slaves, pirates, Spanish

• Native Americans, French, indentured servants

• Spanish, pirates, Native Americans

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

• They believed that combining North and South Carolina would strengthen the economy.

• They were angry that the Lord Proprietors collected taxes but did not protect the people.

• They wanted to return to a government led by a monarch.

• They wanted to industrialize the economy of the colony.

In 1719, after 56 years of being a proprietary colony, South Carolina became a royal colony. How was the colony impacted by this change?

• The governor was appointed by the king.

• The colony lost its right to elect representatives to the colonial legislature.

• The population of the colony decreased.

• The tensions between the Back Country farmers and plantation owners lessed.

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

• Through violent rebellions whenever they disagreed with the governor.

• Through the "power of the purse" meaning the assemblies controlled taxes and the governor's salary.

• Through a bicameral legislature that could overrule the governor's decisions.

• Through freedom of speech and frequent editorials in the newspaper.

What change in 1682 made the government of Carolina more democratic?

• Judges were elected to the courts.

• The Lords Proprietors were stripped of their power.

• A majority vote of each group represented in the Council( deputies of Proprietors, nobility, freeman ) was needed to pass a law.

• Voting laws were changed so that more people were able to choose their representatives.

What was the major difference between South Carolina's Proprietary Government of the late 1600's and the Royal Government of the mid-1700's?

• Under the proprietary government, South Carolina was ruled by a select group of Lord Proprietors, Under the royal government, it was ruled by the king of England.

• Under the proprietary government, South Carolina was extremely wealthy. Under the royal government, the colony was very poor.

• Native Americans had representation under the proprietary government, but not under the royal government.

• The proprietary government offered more protection from pirates.