Unit 1.3 South Carolina Colonial Government

Which of the following describes the Regulator Movement?

• The attempt by settlers to provide law and order to the backcountry through self-regulation

• The establishment of circuit courthouses throughout the backcountry

• The establishment of circuit courthouses throughout the lowcountry

• The attempt by the government to provide services to the Lowcountry for paying taxes

What was the economic benefit of South Carolina becoming a royal colony? (Choose 2 answers.)

• Colonists were allowed to have a say in Parliament.

• Subsistence farmers were able to afford owning slaves due to loans made by the king.

• Merchants were allowed to sell rice directly to foreign countries.

• The English government increased subsidies for naval stores.

South Carolina started as a _____________ colony, but eventually changed to a ____________ colony.

• self-governing; royal

• royal; proprietary

• proprietary; royal

• proprietary; self-governing

Which social group had greater representation in the legislative assembly in the Carolina colony?

• the Lowcountry elite

• the subsistence farmers

• the ministers

• the common people

What was the primary reason the Carolina colonist became unhappy with the Lord Proprietors?

• The colonists felt that the proprietors were against the establishment of religious freedom.

• The colonists felt that the proprietors were too eager to see slavery prosper.

• The colonists felt they were paying rent but getting little protection from the Native Americans by the proprietor.

• The colonists felt the proprietors were too involved in the affairs of the colonists.

Use the quote to answer the question. "If we want to keep order, we have to take the law into our own hands..." In colonial South Carolina, the quote represents the views of which of the following individuals?

• a Lord Proprietor

• a Regulator

• a colonial governor

• an indentured servant

What was the purpose of creating the Commons House of Assembly in the Carolina colony?

• It was a legislative house to represent the common people of the colony.

• It was a legislative house to represent all people of the Thirteen Colonies.

• It was a legislative house to represent the immigrants to the colony.

• It was a legislative house to represent only the elite people of the colony.

How was the governor selected after South Carolina became a royal colony?

• The governor elected by the Lord Proprietors remained in power of South Carolina's government.

• The colony held an election that allowed all people of South Carolina to vote.

• The colonists were able to elect their own governor to run the government.

• The king appointed the governor to look over the colony in his absence.