New Nation - New State

Where was the General Meeting called after the Intolerable Acts were presented?

• Columbia

• Greenville

• Charleston

• Lexington

What was the name of the government SC created to go against the royal government?

• Committee of 80

• Comittee of 99

• Committe of 76

• Committee of 95

Most of the representatives to the provincial congress were from the _____________.

• Backcountry

• Lowcountry

Whch power was not given tot he provincial congress?

• Dissolve states.

• Raise an army.

• Issue currency.

• Enforce nonimportation of British products.

What was the name of the treaty between the backcountry and the lowcountry that stated the backcountry would remain neutral in a war with England?

• Treaty of Ninety-Six

• Treaty of Camden

• Treaty of Charleston

• Treaty of Greenvill

When was South Carolina's first constitution signed?

• 1776

• 1775

• 1789

• 1781

The first constitution of South Carolina declared South Carolina as an independent ________________.

• State

• Army

• Government

• Colony

How many houses in the legislature did the first constitution of South Carolina create?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How were the representatives in the lower house elected?

• By the royal government.

• By the king.

• By the people.

• By the paying the most taxes.

How were the representatives in the upper house elected?

• They were appointed by the president.

• They ran for political office.

• They were elected out of the lower house.

• They paid to be in the position.