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Ch. 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bread Colonies | Middle Colonies, had a long growing season and fertile farmland |
| Mayflower Compact | First time a free people had made self-government |
| Lords Proprietors | 8 men who granted the Carolinas by Charles II |
| Bicameral | 2 house legislature, in SC it was Commons House of Assembly and the Council. |
| Anthony Ashley Cooper | Most active proprietor and biggest influence on SC's development, Ashley and Cooper rivers named after him. |
| Barbadians | From Barbados, made up a good portion of SC's early settlers. |
| Cash Crops | Crops planted for profit, rice and indigo in SC. |
| Carolina Gold | Nickname for rice in SC, made SC wealthy. |
| Jamestown | First permanent English colony in America. |
| New England Colonies | Had high literacy rate and town meetings. |
| NC and SC Split | Two colonies were divided b/c of differences in economy and geography. |
| Proprietary | A colony owned and governed by a person or group of people |
| Seven Years War | Known as French and Indian War in the colonies. Led to anger against Britain in the colonies b/c colonist could not settle on land Britain won. |
| Royal | A colony governed directly by the king. |
| The Yamasee War | Yamassee attacked plantations near Port Royal. Proprietors didn't help at all. |
| Headright System | Allowed white men to gain land and vote in the Carolinas. |
| Slave Code of 1740 | Result of the Stono Rebellion, further restricted slaves. |
| Plantation Systems | Used task system or gang system of slavery. |
| Indigo | Plant used to make purple/blue dye, SC's 2nd largest export during this time. |
| Cattle and Hogs | Early attempt at making a profit from the Carolinas. Lots of land and low upkeep made it easy. |
| Tobacco | Cash crop that saved Jamestown. |
| House of Burgesses | First elected group of lawmakers in British North America. |
| Georgia | Created as a buffer between Spanish Florida and SC. |
| Pennsylvania | Founded by William Penn, refuge for Quakers that practiced tolerance. |
| Massachusetts Bay Colony | Founded by Puritans who wanted religious freedom but were not tolerant towards other religious views |
| Stono Rebellion | Largest slave rebellion in British NA |
| Slave Code of 1740 | Slaves could not assemble w/out white supervision, learn to read, and could be arrested by any white person. |
| Indentured Servants | Worked for 4 to 10 years, Jamestown used them to pick cash crops at first but switched to slaves. |
| William Penn | Influential Quaker who founded Pennsylvania |
| Charles Town | The capital of SC and biggest southern port city. |
| Native American Trade | Helped SC survive as a colony, Europeans traded guns, knives, cloth, etc. for animal furs and skins. |
| Religious Freedom | Drew many settlers to SC and made it a tolerant colony. |
| Goose Creek Men | One faction that developed in SC's colonial government, they opposed the proprietors. |
| Maryland | Founded as a refuge for Catholics |
| Dissenters | Disagreed with the Church of England and also opposed the Goose Creek Men in SC's government. |
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