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1 The Carolinas By: Brittany S, Kayla K, & Katherine F Block 3

2 Key Terms Grand Model Government Lords Proprietors Royal Colony

3 People Charles ICharles II John Locke

4 Events Yamasee War Tuscarora War Stono Rebellion Founding Splitting

5 History The province of Carolina chartered in 1629. A group of eight faithful men in the Lords Proprietors were rewarded land for their faithful support of the king of England, Charles II, in 1663. The split of Carolina was caused by dissent over the governance in 1712, as the northern half of Carolina was mostly liberal.

6 Carolina, 1663 North Carolina South Carolina

7 Government ● 1663-1729- Lords Proprietor control ● Grand Model government ● Two primary government units ● One unit of government based in Charleston ● 1720s- revolutionary government formed ○ Yamasee War (1715-1717)

8 Government Comparison ● Sold in 1729 ● Most democratic ● Most independent minded ● Least aristocratic ● Religious freedom ●Sold in 1719 ●Fundamental Constitution of Carolina ●Aristocratic ●Religious toleration North CarolinaSouth Carolina

9 Population South Carolina- the largest populations of Africans in the colonies. 1708- majority of the population were slaves 1700’s -  10,700 people living in North Carolina consisting of a diverse population  5,700 people living in Southern Carolina.

10 Culture of North Carolina o Southern culture  Colony of small farms o Women provided most of the agricultural and domestic labor. o Women were expected to marry and become mothers o Men were often referred to as a patriarch o Boys would go to work with their fathers, and daughters were given more household chores.

11 Culture of South Carolina Plantation culture The blending of African traditions called the Gullah culture. Women- could not own land, vote, or hold any type of office in government.  Their responsibilities were mainly within the household, to bear children, and to take care of her husband Colony of large plantations “sweetgrass” baskets

12 Religion North Carolina Mostly Religious Freedom No state religion Baptists, Anglicans, Judaism, and Religious Society of Friends South Carolina Christian religion is the true religion God is to publicly be worshipped Religion of the state: Christian Protestant religion

13 Economy North Carolina ● Slave trade less prominent ● Small tobacco farms ● North slaves “sold south” ● Not as valuable to England South Carolina ●Massive plantations (self-sufficient) ○Agriculture ●Largest slave population ●American Indian slave trade ●Relied on the slaves for European wealth ●Very valuable

14 Relationship with Native Americans North Carolina North Carolinians and Yamasee waged war on the Tuscarora. North Carolina requested backup from other colonies. Colony militia and 500 Yamasee marched to Tuscarora territory, killing nearly 800. Tuscarora chief signs a peace treaty South Carolina Yamasee War. Yamassee Indians have a large debt with the settlers White fur traders enslaved women and children Yamasee and other tribes attacked southern settlements Over one hundred killed. Settlers flee.


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