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South Carolina Colony

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Jamestown
1st English colony in America
1619
1st slaves arrive at Jamestown and 1st elective government (House of Burgesses)
Spanish Armada
the defeat of this Spanish navy by England made it the most powerful country allowing it to control colonization of America
Colony
people who settle in a new territory but keep ties with their home country
Lost Colony
Failed attempt by the English on Roanoke Island. The colony disappeared
Reasons people came to Carolina
Better opportunities, for religious and economic freedom, escape European hardships (plague, fire, war, etc)
Reason why Carolina was established
to make money for the Lords Proprietors
Early struggles of Carolina
poor planning, Indian attacks, Spanish attacks, crop production, power struggle
8 Lords Proprietors
Supporters of King Charles that founded the Carolina colony
Anthony Ashley Cooper
raised the money and settlers to start Carolina
Charles Town
the 1st established English settlement in the Carolina colony
Barbados
Supplied about half the settlers to Carolina along with many slaves
Huguenots
French protestants coming to Carolina for religious freedom; provided business knowledge and skilled craftsmen
Naval stores
pitch andtar used to make ships watertight; produced in Carolina and exported to England to make money
Carolina Gold
name given to rice; success due to slaves knowledge; exported to England
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
established indigo as a cash crop for South Carolina
Proprietary Colony
a colony that was governed by proprietors who pay the king rent for the land granted; Carolina began as this
Royal Colony
a colony under the direction of the king of England; South Carolina changed to a Royal Colony
Pirates of Carolina
Blackbeard, bonnet, terrorized the coast of Carolina stealing and attacking ships for money and supplies
William Sayle
the first Royal governor in the Carolina colony
Dr. Henry Woodward
Responsible for Carolina's successful trade with the local Native Americans
1670
The year Charles Town was established
King Charles II
Granted the land of Carolina to 8 of his friends
Albemarle Point
The place where Charles Town was first settled
Slaves of Carolina
provided work force for large southern plantations; first cowboys in America most came from west Africa
Indentured servants
agree to work for so many years in exchange for a free trip to America
Stono Rebellion
1739 slave revolt near Charles Town due to the cruelties of slavery and the hope of freedom; resulted in many deaths and a slave code
Slave Code
laws to tightly control slaves to prevent uprisings
Middle Passage
Slave voyage from West Africa to America
Gullah contributions
enriched the Carolina culture with basketry, words, stories, music
Gullah
language and culture developed from descendants of slaves in SC; contributions are basketry, knowledge of rice, trickster tales, words in our language
Charter
license from the King (ex. to start a colony)
Jemmy
the slave that led the Stono Rebellion
Carolina
named after King Charles II; comes from Latin word "Carolus" meaning Charles
Carolina's economy
early relied on naval stores, deerskin trading, cattle raising them rice and indigo were big money makers
Regulators
Citzens of Upcountry taking law into their own hands; vigilantes
College of Charleston
Oldest college in SC
Subsistence farming
growing crops to feed a family; type of farming common in Upcountry
Circuit Court Act of 1769
Brought courts, sheriffs jails to Upcountry
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