8-1.3 Colonial Government Quiz

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

• The King appointed the Governor

• The people elected their own Royal governor

• Colony held an election and everyone was allowed to vote for governor

• The Governor was elected by the Lord Proprietors and Elite

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.

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 the common people of the colony.

• 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.

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 the proprietors were too involved in the affairs of the colonists.

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

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

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

• the subsistence farmers

• the ministers

• the common people

• the Lowcountry elite

What is the two regions represent of South Carolina? (HINT: Where did the Royal Governor set up towns to encourage migration?)

• Low Country and Back Country

• Mountain and Coastal Regions

• South South Carolina and Northern South Carolina

• Eastern South Carolina and Western South Carolina

How would you describe these two regions? (Choose 2)

• Low Country: Elite and Plantation Owners

• This isn't South Carolina its North Carolina

• Back Country: Uncivilized and Woodsmen

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

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 did the Royal Governor established to encourage migration? 

• establish towns in South Carolina's backcountry

• establish roads to Columbia from the coastal region of South Carolina 

• establish communication between towns in the lowcountry and backcountry

• establish courts and jails in towns in the backcountry