Carolina Gold

1. The name given to rice grown in the Carolina Colony Carolina Gold

2. The first person to grow indigo and share her knowledge with others. Eliza Lucas Pinckney

3. Mixture of African and English dialects spoken on the sea islands Gullah

4. What was the main purpose of the Negro Act of 1740?was the Control the slave population to prevent another rebellion

5. Trip made across the Atlantic by Africans to slavery in the American colonies Middle Passage

6. The close regulation of trade to benefit the mother country by increasing gold and silver in the treasury. Mercantilism

7. The In mercantilism, a country benefitted by Both having a market for its goods and by having a source of raw materials

8. Largest slave revolt in Carolina history;responsible for harsh slave codes later passed. Stono Rebellion

9. Why was the importation of slaves so difficult to limit, especially because the fear of revolt was a concern? The labor intensive crops worked by slaves brought in much wealth

10. Why were the colonists so concerned about a slave revolt like the Stono Rebellion? African slaves outnumbered whites

11. Trade route which extended from England to Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic Triangular trade

12. In what ways did Carolina make money at the beginning of the settlement? (before cash crops) Sold naval stores (tar and pitch needed for the navy to make ships waterproof), sold cattle and hogs to Barbados,lumber

13. What are vigilantes? People who take law enforcement into their own hands without any authority or training.

14. Requiring a great deal of labor Labor intensive

15. Payment or bonus from the government for growing a certain kind of crop subsidy

16. What natural resources and geographic features aided SC’s economy? Fertile land, long growing season with warm weather, ample rivers and waterways, natural harbor

17. A group of people in the backcountry of SC who used vigilante technique to protect themselves and their communities Regulators

18. Describe the triangular trade. Carolina sent rice and indigo to England, England sent cloth and guns to Africa, Africa shipped slaves to the Americas.

19. Which Africans were most desired by Carolina planters and why? West Africa slaves because they already knew how to grow rice and herd cattle

20. The indigo plant was so valuable because It produced a blue dye

21. What was the enumerated list? A listing of products that could only be sold to England

22. The British government chose to ignore some of their mercantilistic laws for a while. What was this called? Salutary neglect

23. When and why did slavery develop in Carolina? Carolina was an agricultural economy with labor intensive cash crops and also a tradition of slavery from Barbados. First slaves in 1690

24. What happened to the proportion of blacks to whites as the colonial period progressed? African slave population outnumbered whites

25. What were major events of Stono Rebellion? Slaves broke into store, stole guns, murdered whites, burned plantations while trying to reach Spanish Florida. Eventually captured.

26. What percentage of Africans taken as slaves were sold into British North America? 5 %

27. What caused the Negro Act to be passed in 1740? The Stono Rebellion had just occurred.

28. Whatwere causes of the Cherokee War? Cherokee had been cheated and lied to. During the French and Indian War, they accused British of abuses and then some warriors were killed in Virginia. The Cherokee went on warpath

29. Where did Gullah develop? Sea islands of Georgia and Carolina

30. Economic policy of keeping wealth in the mother country by exporting more than importing Mercantilism

31. During the Stono Rebellion only a few whites were killed. Why was it such a concern to the whites? Slaves outnumbered whites which caused fear

32. Principal reason slaves were brought to Carolina Labor intensive crops required workers

33. What were the results of the Cherokee War? Cherokee lost and had to sign a treaty giving up much of their land and move westward

34. How was Charlestown involved in the slave trade? It had a good harbor for trading and many slaves came through Charleston and were sold at the market there.

35. Within the system of mercantilism, what 2 things were Carolina a source of to the king? Raw materials and consumers

36. Threats from what three groups led to a desire for change from proprietary to royal government? Spanish, Native Americans, pirates

37. Why were the proprietors unhappy with the colonists? They were always asking for money, didn’t send enough money to LPs, and they were disobedient

38. For whichproductsdid the British governmentpay a subsidy? Naval stores and Indigo

39. Whatwas on the enumeratedlist? Rice, indigo, tobacco

40. What did the policy of salutary neglect lead to in the colonies? • The colonies became used to developing their government and economy as they desired

41. What was the goal of mercantilism? To make money for Great Britain

42. What does favorable balance of trade mean? • Exporting more than importing.

43. Why were the Regulators necessary? The only law enforcement was in Charleston and that was too far for crime in the backcountry to be stopped.

44. What finally ended the Regulator Movement in SC? Circuit Court Act

45. What was the Circuit Court Act? Established 7 circuit court districts in the backcountry, each with a sheriff and court. Also established some representation for the backcountry.