South Carolina
1. Founded as a Proprietary Colony
A. King Charles II granted land to the
Eight Lords Proprietors
B. Repayment of debts incurred in reclaiming throne
2. John Locke wrote the Fundamental Constitutions
of Carolina
A. Included policies:
a. Religious Toleration (Designed to attract
settlers)
b. Provisions to Establish a Social Class System
c. Granted Titles to Large Landholders
3. Headright System (same as in Virginia)
A. Established large plantations based on cash crops
B. Slave System (learned in Barbados)
Natural Resources - fertile land, a mild climate, and many
waterways - contributed to the development plantations and
prosperity here
8-1.4 - Explain the significance of enslaved and free Africans in the developing culture and economy of the
South and South Carolina, including the growth of the slave trade and resulting population imbalance
between African and European settlers; African contributions to agricultural development; and resistance to
slavery, including the Stono Rebellion and subsequent laws to control slaves.
• Triangular Trade
• Origins of slavery in SC
• Many slaves were
brought from Barbados
• Majority of slaves were
forced on the “Middle
Passage” from the West
coast of Africa and then
sold on the auction block.
The Middle Passage
Facts:
• 10 to 16 million Africans
were transported across
the Atlantic to the
Americas between 15001900
• At least 2 million died
during the Middle
Passage
• Horrific living conditions,
lack of food/water, poor
sanitary conditions.
Impacts
• Economy: slaves provided
an inexpensive and
reliable source of labor
which SC relied on for
their experience in the
plantation system.
• Rice, indigo, naval stores
and later cotton were
labor intensive crops
which required many
slaves.
Impacts
• African slaves greatly
outnumbered white
settlers in SC and
attempted several
revolts once slavery
became too cruel.
• Stono Rebellion – Slave
Codes
Culture
• Slaves brought their
African culture with them
to SC.
• Knowledge of cattle
herding, growing rice.
• Gullah including:
language, music, dance,
wood carving, folk
medicine, and religion.
Chapter Six Vocabulary:
Wealth and Slavery in Carolina
• Define the following words in your Notes:
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1) Staple Crop
2) Eliza Lucas Pinckney
3) Middle Passage
4) Census
5) Gullah
6) Stono Rebellion
7) Slave Codes (Negro Act of 1740)
8) Plantation System
Vocabulary Review: Warm Up
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Gullah
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Stono Rebellion
Middle Passage
Staple Crop
Census
Slave Codes (Negro Act
of 1740)
• Plantation System
• 1) Language that
involves a mixture of
West African and
English dialects. Also
included in this culture
is: basket weaving,
folktales, spirituals,
music, and dance.
Vocabulary Review: Warm Up
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Gullah
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Stono Rebellion
Middle Passage
Staple Crop
Census
Slave Codes (Negro Act
of 1740)
• Plantation System
• 2) A very famous South
Carolinian who was
born in the West Indies
and developed a way
for cultivating the
indigo crop.
Vocabulary Review: Warm Up
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Gullah
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Stono Rebellion
Middle Passage
Staple Crop
Census
Slave Codes (Negro Act
of 1740)
• Plantation System
3) The largest slave
rebellion in Colonial
America. This rebellion
failed and as a result slave
codes or black codes were
created to limit the rights
of African slaves.
Vocabulary Review: Warm Up
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Gullah
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Stono Rebellion
Middle Passage
Staple Crop
Census
Slave Codes (Negro Act
of 1740)
• Plantation System
4) The transatlantic
voyage of African slaves to
the Americas. Millions of
slaves lost their lives due
to horrible living
conditions, lack of
food/water and suicide.
Vocabulary Review: Warm Up
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Gullah
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Stono Rebellion
Middle Passage
Staple Crop
Census
Slave Codes (Negro Act
of 1740)
• Plantation System
5) Rice, Indigo and Cotton
all became important
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_________ to SC or crops
that were grown to make
a profit.
Vocabulary Review: Warm Up
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Gullah
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Stono Rebellion
Middle Passage
Staple Crop
Census
Slave Codes (Negro Act
of 1740)
• Plantation System
6) A count of the number
of people physically living
in an area.
This is done every ten
years in the United States
Vocabulary Review: Warm Up
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Gullah
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Stono Rebellion
Middle Passage
Staple Crop
Census
Slave Codes (Negro Act
of 1740)
• Plantation System
7) Laws that prohibited
slaves from gathering
without white supervision,
learning to read and write,
and carrying guns.
Vocabulary Review: Warm Up
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Gullah
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Stono Rebellion
Middle Passage
Staple Crop
Census
Slave Codes (Negro Act
of 1740)
• Plantation System
8) Large tracks of land
used to grow “Cash Crops”
or “Staple Crops”. Slave
Labor grew large amounts
of Rice and Indigo that
brought huge profits to
the Plantation Owner.
Non-Fiction Writing Prompt
• Explain how African slaves
maintained their culture
while in bondage. Give
specific examples.