Propriety to Royal Colony Part 2

Which idea about political power in the colony of South Carolina is true?

• The wealthy planters had the most political power despite making up only a small percentage of the population.

• Political power was equally divided between the Low Country and the Back Country.

• The king of England controlled all aspects of the colony and prevented colonists from having any political power.

• The political power of Back Country farmers was equal to their percentage of the population.

Why did settlers in the Back Country clash with residents of the Low Country?

• Back Country settlers felt they had less representation in the government than the Low Country residents.

• Back Country settlers were angry about the way Low Country residents mistreated the Native Americans.

• Low Country settlers wanted people in the Back Country to set up large plantations.

• Low Country settlers believed the Back Country residents received too much money from the government.

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 outnumber in elections.

• The British government place 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.

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 to the Back Country led to violent protests.

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

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

• The South Carolina militia attacked farms and took land and homes.

• Low Country plantation owners lacked equal representation in the colonial government.

• Residents of the Up Country felt that they were being mistreated by the colonial government.

• The king of England sent troops to force Back Country residents to pay taxes.

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

• To gain more political representation in the General Assembly.

• To enforce the British trade regulations on the colonies.

• To provide law and order on the frontier.

• A and C

Which individual was most likely to have been a participant in the Regulator Movement?

• A Native American who had been forced out of the colony.

• A slave who had escaped and was trying to leave the colony.

• A subsistence farmer from the Back Country.

• A plantation owner from the Low 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 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.