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21 Cards in this Set
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Who did tension develop between the Up and Low Country?
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The patriots and loyalist
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What did British take from plantation owners?
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slaves, goods, and livestock
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Who owed money to the creditors in England and couldn't pay?
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Planters
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What could US Government not afford to pay?
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War Debt
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Why was it difficult to recover economically after the revolution?
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because of poor crop production
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Who settled first?
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low country
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How did the Low Country get rich?
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From rice and indigo plantations
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Who dominated the low country and what did they depend on?
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The planter elite who depended on the slaves
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The low country had what for the up country?
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little respect
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Who had more political representation?
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Low country
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What did the low country produce?
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sea-island cotton (long growing season, no seeds)
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What did the first settlers of the Up Country consist of?
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traders, woodsman uncivilized
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What was the original home of the up country?
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Cherokee
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Who had few slaves in up country?
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subsistence farmers
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Who had a bigger population and believed that they should have more representation in state government?
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The up country
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The Up Country felt the capital was too far away, where was it?
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Charleston
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What did the Up Country produce?
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short staple cotton (short growing season, but had to sell b/c it was full of seeds
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What was the resolutions for the problems with the up country and low country?
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Created counties and county court system
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Where was the capital moved to for a central location? |
Columbia
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Why did the Low Country hesitate to share power in state government?
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Because they feared up country would not support slavery
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Explain Eli Whitney's invention?
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Cotton gin which separated seeds from the cotton. Made cotton a cash crop everywhere in SC- gave the Up Country a greater need for slavery.
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