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Unit 2: Development
8th Grade SC History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Barbados | Caribbean colony that was profitable in cash crops & use of slave labor. Became a model for SC |
| Plantocracy | a ruling class made up of wealthy planters who hold great influence over a society's economic, cultural, and political life |
| Headright system | a tract of land offered to settlers who would come and work the land. |
| middle passage | Journey of West Africans to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean for the express purpose of being enslaved |
| Gullah | Culture brought by West African slaves to the Lowcountry. Included music, dance, food, crafts, language. |
| Geechee | dialect containing English words and words of African origin spoken by the descendants of African-American slaves in South Carolina |
| Stono Rebellion | Rebellion of Lowcountry slaves against their owners in hopes of achieving freedom in Florida |
| Slave codes | law created to protect enslaved people from cruel slaveholders, but in reality it gave all power to slaveholders. They could treat slaves however they wanted without consequence. |
| mercantilism | Economic theory stating that colonies existed to benefit the mother country |
| triangular trade | Europe purchases slaves to send to the Americas. Slaves grow cash crops. Crops sent to Europe for manufacturing. Repeat. |
| raw materials | unprocessed material that is used to produce finished goods. |
| navigation acts | series of laws that controlled trade and shipping between Great Britain and the American Colonies. |
| indigo | a plant from India used to make a bluish-purple dye. It did not become a successful crop in SC until Eliza Pinckney's experiments. |
| tariff | a tax to be paid on certain imports or exports |
| William Penn | member of the Quaker religious group responsible for creating Pennsylvania. He was a strong believer in religious tolerance. |
| King Charles II | King of England during the colonization of South Carolina. Charleston is named for him. |
| Eliza Lucas Pinckney | SC’s first female entrepreneur who successfully grew indigo which became a profitable cash crop |
| lowcountry | Coastal area of SC from beach to 50 miles inland. Became seat of colonial government power |
| backcountry | Rest of SC not on the coast. Poorly represented in colonial government |
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