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Ch. 6 SC History
Ch. 6 A Rich and Royal Colony
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Township Plan | desperate to bring more white settlers to even ratio of white:black, Create a buffer zone between SC and Spanish Florida |
| Georgia | Buffer between SC and Spanish Florida |
| Pennsylvania Dutch | German background- Lutheran faith. Came to SC by the Great Wagon Road |
| Great Wagon Road | Made migrating to SC easier Goes from Philadelphia, PA to Augusta, GA |
| Upcountry v. Lowcountry | Upcountry: 80% of white population Small slave population Disagrees with LC whites Lowcountry: Anglican Church goers 20% white population Large Plantations with MANY slaves |
| Middle Passage | 2nd part of Triangle Trade Voyage across the Atlantic for African slaves |
| South Carolina Slavery | More slaves were brought to SC than anywhere else in N. America Black slaves outnumbered whites 2:1 |
| Urban Slavery | Artisans: person who practices trade or handicraft Household servants |
| Plantation Slaves | Worked on Rice plantations |
| Gullah | Vocabulary that is mainly English with grammar adapted from African patterns and rules Developed along the South Carolina Coast |
| Stono Rebellion | September 9 (Sunday morning) a group of slaves met on the Stono river- 20 miles from Charlestown- to rebel Led by Jemmy |
| Tougher Slave Laws | Direct result of Stono Rebellion |
| Rice Plantations | Most slaves in SC worked rice plantations- knew how to farm rice from W. Africa |
| Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Perfected the strain of indigo to create the perfect color |
| Wealth of SC | Came from slave labor |
| Golden Age | During the mid 18th century Charles Town became a premier (important) city- one of the top five Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Newport |
| Great Awakening | Religious movement for people seeking to awaken a new sense of religious awareness |
| Upcountry v. Lowcountry (2) | Lowcountry: Richest group Majority of slaves Big plantations Upcountry: Not a lot of income Majority of population Small farms Very little representation in CH |
| Regulators | Vigilante groups- took the law into their own hands |
| Circuit Court Act of 1769 | Response to regulators and Upcountry complaints Important step in creating a system of law and order for the colony Set up 6 new courts- in addition to the ones already in the Lowcountry |
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