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8-1.3 By:Nizasha O’Neal and Kaylyn Myers
Indicator 8-1.3: Summarize the history of English
settlement in New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the South, with an emphasis on South Carolina as an example of a distinctly
South Carolina
South Carolina was founded as a proprietary colony when the king (Charles II) granted land to the eight Lords Proprietors in payment of debt
Ex: Pennsylvania The proprietors hoped to make a profit by
charging settlers a quitrent on the land. The proprietors commissioned John Locke
to write the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina
Proprietary Colony and John Locke
Fundamental Constitution
A document that included policies, such as religious toleration design that attract settlers
The fundamental constitution included provisions for establishing a social class system based on the granting of titles to large land holders
Intended to make Carolina a society based on deference to the elites
Headright System
In order to encourage immigration, the proprietors granted large tracts of land to settlers through the headright system, just as in VA
The headright system led to the establishment of large plantations based on cash crops that made South Carolina a distinctly southern colony
Ex: Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia
Slave System
The first SC settlers were Englishmen who emigrated from the British colony of Barbados and brought a well-developed slave system with them.
Slavery made the plantation owners very wealthy
Other settlers attracted to the prosperous Carolina colony came from France, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland and Ireland
Slave System Example
French Huguenots and Jewish Settlers
Assured of religious choices by the Fundamental Constitution settlers came from diverse religious backgrounds
South Carolina natural resources
Fertile land Mild climate Many waterways
Democracy
The Lords Proprietor controlled the government through a governor and grand council which included, representatives of the Proprietors the Carolina Elite, and a smaller representation of the common people of the colony
The Carolina colony had some degree of democracy from the beginning