On May 8, 1660, Charles II, the eldest son of Charles I, became King of England. This event is known today as The Restoration, and it had a major impact on the eventual settlement of South Carolina.

The eight men were wealthy and influential and held titles that were honorary or political. Most of them were members of the Council for Foreign Plantations. These men called themselves the Lords Proprietors.

The Lords Proprietors would be able to collect a quitrent, an annual rent on the land the settlers paid generation after generation.

Each new colonist was granted land by the Headright Method.

An immigrant is one who moves to a new colony or country to settle there.

A person that is the head of the new colony

A third economic venture also required the strength and knowledge of the Africans. Pine trees in the colony’s vast forests were a source of pitch and tar—the naval stores needed by the English navy to make ships watertight.

A staple crop is one that most people eat or are able to use.

A juror is a citizen selected to serve on a jury and make a decision about a case brought before the jury.

The sounds, long and broad inlets along the coast of northern Carolina, were not deep enough to permit seaports.

In the 1680s, the proprietors stopped granting free land to settlers. Instead, the proprietors had the settlers sign an official agreement or contract requiring them to pay a quitrent on the land.

A faction is a small, united group within a larger group.

Dissenters—Protestants who were not Anglicans—moved into the colony.

The Goose Creek men were determined to preserve the status quo; that is, they wanted to keep things the way they were. They wanted to avoid paying quitrents but continue to trade with the Indians

A compromise is a way to settle disagreements in which each side gives way a little in its demands.

Many of the Dissenters feared the Assembly would make the Anglican Church the official or established church of South Carolina.

The 1706 Church Act was important because it restored equality. It was also important because it divided the colony into ten parishes, or church districts.

On that date the South Carolina militia, the citizen army, defeated the Indians.

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Question	Answer
The Restoration	On May 8, 1660, Charles II, the eldest son of Charles I, became King of England. This event is known today as The Restoration, and it had a major impact on the eventual settlement of South Carolina.
Lords Proprietors	The eight men were wealthy and influential and held titles that were honorary or political. Most of them were members of the Council for Foreign Plantations. These men called themselves the Lords Proprietors.
Quitrent	The Lords Proprietors would be able to collect a quitrent, an annual rent on the land the settlers paid generation after generation.
Headright Method	Each new colonist was granted land by the Headright Method.
Immigrant	An immigrant is one who moves to a new colony or country to settle there.
Governor	A person that is the head of the new colony
Capital	Seat of the government
Naval Stores	A third economic venture also required the strength and knowledge of the Africans. Pine trees in the colony’s vast forests were a source of pitch and tar—the naval stores needed by the English navy to make ships watertight.
Staple Crop	A staple crop is one that most people eat or are able to use.
Majority	A majority is more than half.
Juror	A juror is a citizen selected to serve on a jury and make a decision about a case brought before the jury.
Sounds	The sounds, long and broad inlets along the coast of northern Carolina, were not deep enough to permit seaports.
Contract	In the 1680s, the proprietors stopped granting free land to settlers. Instead, the proprietors had the settlers sign an official agreement or contract requiring them to pay a quitrent on the land.
Faction	A faction is a small, united group within a larger group.
Dissenters	Dissenters—Protestants who were not Anglicans—moved into the colony.
Status Quo	The Goose Creek men were determined to preserve the status quo; that is, they wanted to keep things the way they were. They wanted to avoid paying quitrents but continue to trade with the Indians
Compromise	A compromise is a way to settle disagreements in which each side gives way a little in its demands.
Established Church	Many of the Dissenters feared the Assembly would make the Anglican Church the official or established church of South Carolina.
Parish	The 1706 Church Act was important because it restored equality. It was also important because it divided the colony into ten parishes, or church districts.
Militia	On that date the South Carolina militia, the citizen army, defeated the Indians.

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