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Settling SC
Settling South Carolina
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charles II | King who provided the 8 Lords Proprietors with a land grant to settle Carolina |
| Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper | The most active of the 8 Lords Proprietors; wrote the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina |
| rice | Cash crop known as Carolina Gold because it was very profitable for Carolina; the Gullah specialized in this crop |
| geography | Carolina split into North Carolina and South Carolina due to differences in culture, economy, and _________. |
| Spanish | European group in Florida that threatened Carolina |
| pirate | Someone who operates outside the law to threaten the seas, such as Blackbeard |
| privateer | Hired by the government to protect the waters |
| Blackbeard | Edward Teach; pirate who terrorized the coast and blockaded the port of Charleston for six days |
| Henry Woodward | Well educated man who befriended the Natives, was captured by the Spanish, and helped Charles Town survive. |
| Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Woman who ran plantations and made indigo an important cash crop in SC |
| UpCountry | Region of SC characterized by subsistence farmers, small landowners, and more diversity |
| LowCountry | Region of SC characterized by port cities, plantations, slaves, and a handful of wealthy families |
| Charles Town | Center of action in SC; city full of government, culture, and trade |
| Gullah | Hybrid culture and language that developed along the Atlantic Coast |
| Regulators | UpCountry vigilantes who were frustrated and took the law into their own hands |
| Stono Rebellion | Slave revolt led by Jemmy that resulted in stricter slave laws |
| Great Wagon Road | Route from Philadelphia to Augusta, GA that was frequently traveled and brought new settlers to Carolina. (Went through Fort Mill!) |
| Circuit Court Act | Result of the Regulator Movement that created additional districts with courthouses, sheriffs, and jails. |
| Barbados | Island country where many early Carolina settlers were from |
| Cash crop | Crops such as rice, indigo, and tobacco grown in large quantities for the purpose of selling and making a profit. |
| Huguenots | Group of French settlers who brought their work ethic and skills to Carolina |
| Transatlantic Slave Trade | Africans were brought across the Middle Passage to be forced to work in the Americas |
| Georgia | Buffer colony (settled by James Oglethorpe) between South Carolina and Spanish Florida |
| Ashley | The ________________ River and the Cooper River form the peninsula where the capital Charles Town was moved to. |
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