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American Colonial History - HIST 3510 - Robins - GSW
Test 1 - Practice Test - COLONIAL SOUTH CAROLINA
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Undergraduate 3
02/11/2010

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What was the focus on settling in the Carolinas?
Definition
Profits
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In what year did the Carolinas divide into North Carolina and South Caroliina?
Definition
1720
Term
True or False. South Carolina is going to develop differntly than Colonial Virginia and the New England Colonies.
Definition
True
Term
South Carolina was created by a mixture of people. What types of people?
Definition
1. Africans
2. Settlers from the Caribbean
3. Europeans
Term
During the first years of Carolina, were there major or minor investment interests?
Definition
There were minimal investment interests.
Term
What percentage of the population of South Carolina was slaves?
Definition
1/4th to 1/3rd of the population were slaves
Term
True or False. In South Carolina, the slaves did not know they were property.
Definition
False. In South Carolina, the slaves knew they were property
Term
Why was growing tobacco for profit not an option in Colonial South Carolina?
Definition
Tobacco was not an option due to their being too much competition from Virginia, etc.
Term
There were two things the Colonial South Carolina settlers thought about investing in to make a profit before livestock but decided not to. What were they?
Definition
1. Indigo which is a dye
2. Fur Trading with the Indians - This required a relationship with the Indians so this didn't happen
Term
What was the 1st profitable enterprise in South Carolina?
Definition
Livestock and Naval Stores
Term
A major cash crop takes off through most of the 18th century in Colonial South Carolina. What was this cash crop?
Definition
Rice
Term
A trend takes off in Colonial South Carolina that lasts up to the Civil War. This trend is what historians call a _________.
Definition
"Black Majority"
Term
What does "Black Majority" mean?
Definition
Black Majority means that from 1720 onwards in Colonial South Carolina, that the people were slaves
Term
A defining aspect of South Carolina is that a majority of its settlers are _________.
Definition
Slaves
Term
South Carolina was one of the only colonies to consider using _____ as slaves.
Definition
Indians - (For a while, thousands of Indians were slaves)
Term
What were 2 reasons why Indian slavery did not survive in South Carolina?
Definition
1. How could you tell the difference between a "free Indian" and a "slave Indian".....you couldnt.
2.They could escape to Spanish Florida and establish maroon colonies. (The Indians knew the land well)
Term
In the 1690s, Colonial South Carolina expanded their trade with the ______
Definition
Indians (with this, South Carolina needed to befriend the Indians)
Term
True or False. Growing rice in Colonial South Carolina was very labor intensive.
Definition
True.
Term
What was special about the slaves from Windward Coast and Sierra Lrone for Colonial South Carolina?
Definition
These slaves had the expertise in knowing how to cultivate rice. There were valuable slaves to the plantation owners.
Term
A slave rebellion (Sep. 1739) in Colonial South Carolina.
Definition
Stono Rebellion (Sep. 1739)
Term
Earlier in the year of 1739, there was a massive slave uprising in Jamaica. Was this uprising successful or unsuccessful?
Definition
This uprising was so intense and successful. The governor of Jamaica had to come to a settlement with the slaves.
Term
There was a ______ epidemic in Charleston, South Carolina where a lot of people started dying, around 3-5%.
Definition
Smallpox
Term
Did Colonial South Carolina have a small or large black majority?
Definition
South Carolina had a LARGE black majority
Term
What was the Security Act?
Definition
The Security Act required all white men to carry firearms to church. (If the white men did not carry a firearm, then they could be fined).
This laws was set to go into effect September 29th.
Term
What happened with the Stono Rebellion (September 9, 1739)?
Definition
In the early morning hours on September 9th, around 20 slaves gathered around the western branch of the Stono River. They broke into a store, stole some supplies and ammunition and killed the store owners, cutting their heads off and put them on the front steps. They began their march for freedom to Spanish controlled Florida. They attack slave plantations on the way to get more blacks to join them. Roughly 20 whites were killed and the group of slaves grew from 60-100 slaves. The slaves finally stopped (maybe to rest, maybe to wait on others). In the late afternoon, the are confronted with a group of armed whites. A small battle happens between the two and about 60 people are killed (less than half are whites). Some of the slaves escape but are later captured several weeks later. The rebellion is squashed.
Term
What was the consequences of the Stono Rebellion in Colonial South Carolina?
Definition
1. Negro Acto of 1735
2. Patrols
3. Reduction of imported slaves
Term
This applied a stiff fine to any slave owner who allowed their slave to operate "houses of entertainment or trade".
Definition
Nego Act of 1740
Term
The Negro Act of 1740 was to control the blacks in this town?
Definition
Charleston
Term
A consequence of the Stono Rebellion was Patrols. Discuss these patrols.
Definition
The patrols are sort of like a neighborhood watch. It was made up of whites looking for runaway slaves. Slaves always carried passes that allowed them to travel from place to place and these patrols would check these passes as they saw slaves about.
Term
The 1st permanent settlement in Colonial America.
Definition
Jamestown, Virginia
Term
The purpose of the establishment of Jamestown, Virginia from the beginning was _________.
Definition
Economics
Term
What did the Breens Thesis say?
Definition
The Breens Thesis
-Virginia's purpose was to grow tobacco
-Needed land and labor to do this
-They were concerned about one thing and that was making money
Term
Other than making money, the Jamestown settlers were also concerned with _______.
Definition
Religion
Term
True or False. The Virginia settlers were concerned with promoting Protestantism.
Definition
True
Term
Colonial Virginia wanted to promote this religion.
Definition
Anglicanism
Term
What was the 1st legislative of Colonial America?
Definition
House of Burgesses
Term
What was the 1st representative in Colonial America to govern themselves?
Definition
House of Burgesses
Term
At the VERY 1st session of the House of Burgesses, how many laws were passed?
Definition
34 laws were passed
Term
At the VERY 1st session of the House of Burgesses, there were 34 laws passed. How many of those laws had to do with religion?
Definition
12 laws had to do with religion
Term
At the VERY 1st session of the House of Burgesses, there were 34 laws passed. Of those laws passed, 12 of them had to do with religion. What are some examples?
Definition
1. Regulating activities of the clergy 2. Religious duties of the colonist 3. Clergy were to be paid from public funds 4. Colonists must attend church
Term
The church of Colonial Virginia was a State Church or Established Church. What exactly does this mean?
Definition
Wthat this means is that the church is supported with public funds or taxes.
Term
In theory, the clergy were to be well compensated. Did they make more or less than the governor?
Definition
The clergy made less than the governor
Term
In theory the clergy were to be well compensated. Did they make more or less than the colony treasurer?
Definition
Thir salaries were comparable to the colony treasurer.
Term
What were the salaries of the clergy and colony treasurer of Colonial Virginia?
Definition
-1500 pounds of tobacco a year -If the full amount cannot be raised then the ministers would have to settle with what they got
Term
True or False. The laws of Colonial Virginia required that the colonists attend church.
Definition
True.
Term
The laws of Colonial Virginia required that the colonists attend church. There was an exception. What was it?
Definition
The exception was that dissenting groups did not legally have to attend.
Term
The laws of Colonial Virginia required that the colonists attend church. The exception to this law was that dissenting groups do not have to attend. What are some examples of dissenting groups?
Definition
1.Baptist
2.Presbyterians
3.Quakers
4.Methodists
Term
In Colonial Virginia, the dissenting groups did not have to attend church. Did they have to pay taxes to the Anglican church?
Definition
Yes. The dissenting groups still have to pay taxes to the Anglican church
Term
The majority of Virginia's Anglicans had sermons that would teach them how to live a good life. Discuss.
Definition
-To be moral, a person of good character -They were not interested in theological controversy -They did not want emotional services
Term
Were the Virginia churches very elitist in nature? Discuss.
Definition
Yes the Virginia churches were very elitist in nature.There were seating arrangements in church. The elitist would arrive just prior to the church service beginning. They would take their seats at the front of the church.When the service was over, the people sitting behind the elitist, were to wait until the elitist had all left. Status is reinforced by the church.
Term
Considering the topic of the Anglican Church in Colonial Virgina, each colony was divided into _____________.
Definition
Parishes
Term
Considering the topic of the Anglican Church in Colonial Virgina, each colony was divided into parishes. Each Parish was governed by a ________.
Definition
Vestry
Term
Considering the topic of the Anglican Church in Colonial Virgina, each colony was divided into Parishes. Each Parish was governed by a Vestry. A Vestry consisted of _____ elite members of that parish.
Definition
12
Term
The Colonial Virgina Anglican church vestry dealt with what dutys?
Definition
1. With the pay of the minister
2. The repair of the church building
3. They were responsible for overseeing "poor relief"
Term
Is the Anglican church in Virginia relatively weak or relatively strong?
Definition
Relatively weak
Term
The Anglican church in Virginia is relatively weak. Discuss.
Definition
One of the reasons was because it lacked supervision. In theory, all of the Anglican churches in the British colonies were under the authority under the Bishop of London.(The Bishop of London is located across the ocean in London). This is very significant in the Parson-Squire conflict.
Term
What was the Parson-Squire conflict?
Definition
The parson is the minister and clergy. The squires are the elite(plantation owners in Virginia). The clergy resents the elites thinking. The elite doesn't want anyone to question their authority or priviledge. The elite pays the clergy's salaries which leads to a series of conflicts between the Anglican clergy and elites.
Term
Religion in Colonial South Carolina. Known as the years of struggle.
Definition
Phase 1 (1696-1750)
Term
Religion in Colonial South Carolina. In Phase 1, most of the clergy in South Carolina were ___________.
Definition
Missionaries
Term
Religion in Colonial South Carolina. Most of the clergy in South Carolina were missionaries, private organizations that were members of SPG. What does SPG stand for?
Definition
Soceity of the propagation of foreign parts
Term
Religion of Colonial South Carolina. Its Protestants versus _____________.
Definition
Catholics
Term
Religion of Colonial South Carolina. Its _________ versus Catholics
Definition
Protestants
Term
Religion in Colonial South Carolina. Discuss the SPG.
Definition
-They were much more active in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
-They were interested in converting Indians
-They were interested in converting slaves later on
-Their main function in South Carolina, they were the ones that provided the clergy
-They were generally of very poor quality
Term
He wants to be paid by material things by the SPG. He is of the materialist part of the SPG. There is a component of these missionaries to make money and live life.
Definition
William Dunn
Term
What percentage of the SPG missionaries that came to the South Carolina died?
Definition
60% died
Term
True or False. Early on South Carolina could not replicate the religious life of England.
Definition
True
Term
Religion of Colonial South Carolina. Was the 2nd Phase (1750-1775) successful?
Definition
Yes the 2nd Phase was a success or triumph.
Term
Religion of Colonial South Carolina. Why was the 2nd phase a triumph or success?
Definition
-We are going to get better quality clergy during the 2nd phase
-This is going to be accomplished by paying the clergy better
-The way to get better people is to pay them more
-What this leads to is an effective working relationship between the South Carolina clergy and the elite.
Term
True or False. In South Carolina there is a disrespect for the dissenting groups.
Definition
False. In South Carolina there is a RESPECT for the dissenting groups
Term
Religion in Colonial South Carolina. The money from South Carolina came from the __________ fund.
Definition
Colony Fund
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