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History SG 2 Oct. 7
Early Carolina Settlement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Many of the early settlers in South Carolina were English men who had previously settle in Barbados. Why did these "Barbadians" have so much success when they came to South Carolina? | They brought with them the plantation system. |
| What happened to the group that has been known as the "Lost Colony."? | No one knows. |
| What did King Charles I do to gain the honor of having a state named after him? | He gave 1st charter to Carolina. |
| Why did this knowledge of sugar cane prove to be so valuable after they moved to the New World? | Transfer sugar cane to rice using plantation system. |
| Who were the Lords Proprietors? | 8 Wealthy Investors. |
| The city of Charleston sits between the Ashley River and the Cooper River. How did these two rivers get their names? | Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper |
| What was the debt that the indentured servants were working to repay? | Passage to the new world. |
| The first settlement in South Carolina was located at Albermarle Point, near Charleston. Based on its geographic location, why did this area become the first settlement? | For defensive purposes and protection. |
| What are two groups of people who were struggling to gain power in the new colony? | English from England, English from Barbadians. |
| What was the purpose of large walls around villages? | Protection from spanish and indians. |
| Why was the lord proprietor anxious to introduce religious freedom to the new colony? | More people = more money. |
| The primary reason that the puritans came to America was located in which colony? | Virginia |
| Planters in Colonial Virginia grew wealthy by growing what crop? | Tobacco |
| Just as it is today, the English law making body during colonial times was known was... | Parliament |
| An English colony that was established as a royal colony was ruled by.. | The king |
| Early in South Carolina's history, colonists shipped what goods to the West Indies? | Beef and indian slaves. |
| Written in 1669, list the main elements of the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina | Ree land, social hierarchy. |
| Barbados grew what. Virgina grew what. SC grew what. | Barbados-sugar cane. Virginia-tobacco. SC- rice, Carolina gold, sugarcane. |
| About half of the English settlers who first came to South Carolina were from... | Barbados |
| New arrivals who agreed to work for several years without pay were.. | Indentured Servants |
| the original rulers of South Carolina were known as... (hint: 8 men) | Lord Proprietors. |
| ______ became the first permanent English settlement in the New World. | Jamestown, VA. |
| The major flaw of the plantation system was that it relied on _____ labor. | Slave labor. |
| Albermarle Point is in... | Charleston. |
| People received what from the King, giving them permission to start a settlement? | Charters |
| Pitch and tar, which come from tree bark, were valuable during colonial times because they helped water-proof wooden boats. Products like these that were distilled from tree sap were known as... | Naval stores |
| Carolus means ____ in Latin? | Charles |
| The colonists in Carolina used the ____ and ____ technique to build their houses. | Daub and wattle. |
| The F.C.C did not establish a... | Democracy |