#1 Which two sections of S.C. were at odds with one another during the post-Revolutionary War time period?
I. Upcountry
A. Who and where1. In the northwestern part
of the state2. Home to the Cherokees 3. 1st whites were traders
and woodsmen4. Viewed as uncivilized by
the Lowcountry elite5. Tended to be Loyalists
during the Revolution
I. UpcountryB. Subsistence farmers
1. Growing enough food to survive
2. Few owned slaves3. Tended to be poor
C. Revolution hurt Upcountry
1. British destroyed farms, took livestock
I. UpcountryD. Politically unequal
1. Higher white population2. Not represented equally3. Far away from the
capital of Charleston4. In 1786, capital was
moved to Columbiaa) Made it closer and
easierb) Helped with the tension
a little bit
#6 What invention led to the development of plantations in the Upcountry?#7 Which cash crop revived the Carolina economy after the Revolution?#8 What did the legislature agree to in the Compromise of 1808?#9 What type of crop was cotton?
I. UpcountryE. Slavery
1. Upcountry didn’t support it2. Lowcountry didn’t want to
give up political power3. Cotton gin made cotton a
money maker for everyone4. Upcountry began to use
slaves to grow cotton5. Compromise of 1808
reapportionment based on white population and property (land and slaves)
6. Both areas now had power
II. LowcountryA. Who and where
1. The area around Charleston and along the Atlantic coast
2. 1st area to be settled3. Plantation owners growing
rich from rice and indigo4. Tended to be Patriots
during the Revolution
II. LowcountryB. Plantations with lots of
slave labor1. Tended to be very rich
C. Revolution hurt Lowcountry
1. British destroyed property, took slaves and livestock
II. LowcountryD. Economic problems
1. Made most of their money using mercantilism
2. When war ends, England doesn’t buy Lowcountry crops as much
a) Subsidies stop too
3. Owed lots of money to England
4. US & SC gov’t couldn’t pay for stuff they “borrowed” for the war
5. Poor crops made it worse until cotton came along