Colonial South Carolina Flashcards
The British government encouraged the development of new products, such as indigo, by offering ————- (or bonus payment) to planters who grew it.
subsidies
Mercantilism
An economic system in which the mother country controlled trade in order to export more goods than it imports
Indians exchanged ——— and ——— for beads, trinkets , guns and alcohol from colonist.
Deerskin and furs
———- slaves were experienced herdsmen and horsemen
Africans
Pine trees provided ——– and ——- that the English navy needed to make ships watertight
Pitch and tar
The ——– stores and lumber from the forests contributed to a thriving trade with Barbados and Britain
Navel
Rice became known as “—————” , source of long term prosperity
Carolina gold
Slaves played a significant role in the developing ———– of SC.
Economy
From the —— coast Africa by the way of the West Indies and sold on the auction block
West
The growing demand for both ——- and ——- led plantations owners to import more slaves
Rice and indigo
Slaves brought their African culture called??
Gullah
State legislative gave owners the right to “free” or ———-, their slaves for good cause in the early 1700
Manumit
Manumission rarely occurred because slaves were so ——–
Valuable
Free ——- were required by law To leave SC within 6 months or be re-enslaved and sold at auction
Blacks
Eliza Lucas planted ———- because she was determined for her family plantation successful and it made blue dye
Indigo