8-1.3 Colonial Government

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

• an indentured servant

• a colonial Governor

• a Lord Proprietor

• a regulator

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

• They felt they were paying rent but getting little protection from the Native Americans

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

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

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

Which of the following was a result of the Regulator Movement?

• the secession of the Up Country

• the establishment of a circuit court system

• the creation of the Commons House of Assembly

• the end of the headright system

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

• the common people

• the Lowcountry elite

• the ministers

• the subsistence farmers

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

• self-governing; royal

• royal; proprietary

• proprietary; royal

• proprietary; self-governing

How were Backcountry settlers viewed by the Lowcountry?

• The Lowcountry viewed the Backcountry as equals.

• The Lowcountry viewed the Backcountry as uncivilized traders and woodsmen.

• The Lowcountry viewed the Backcountry as leaders of the colony.

• The Lowcountry viewed the Backcountry as representatives of the king.

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

• Colonists were allowed to have a say in Parliament.

• The English government increased subsidies for naval stores.

• 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.

Merchants were allowed to sell rice directly to foreign countries.

• establish towns in South Carolina's backcountry

• establish towns in South Carolina's lowcountry

• establish communication between towns in the lowcountry and backcountry

• establish courts and jails in towns in the backcountry