Chapter 5 - 3 A Divided Colony

Establishing a Government -Lords Proprietors responsibility -Governor & Grand Council Representatives of the Proprietors Elected by the Carolina nobility Representatives of the freemen or people of the colony

Establishing a Government Council controlled all branches of the government Legislature Court Executive The MAJORITY of each group was needed to pass a law.

Establishing a Government Three Improvements By having a majority of each group gave the people an equal voice in the government. Jury system Nonmembers of the Church of England would not be taxed to support the church. This gave freedom of religion and freedom of conscience.

Establishing a Government 1692 Set aside the Fundamental Constitutions and created the Commons House of Assembly (Voice of the people) A S E M B L Grand Council Commons House Y Representatives of the Proprietors Elected by the Carolina nobility Representatives of the freemen or people of the colony

North and South Carolina A very large colony Deputy government for the northern part of Carolina Northern -- Tobacco Early settlers from Virginia No Seaports because of Sounds - kept ties with VA for seaports 1689 Governor Edward Hyde became independent of S Carolina governor

Conflicts in the Colony 1680s no more free land to settlers contract - quitrent colonists wanted to own land outright Dissenters - Protestants who were not Anglicans - disagreed with colonial government - New colonists Goose Creek Men - from near Goose Creek - Anglicans - wanted to keep status quo

Conflicts in the colony Dissenters Goose Creek Men Disagreed with gov’t Beliefs Keep Status Quo- keep power Protestant Religion Anglicans Didn’t like French Huguenots Liked Yes - for more power Disenfranchised No Sided with Dissenters French Huguenots Passed law to give vote

Conflicts in the Colony Governor Archdale Made both sides compromise A penny an acre quitrent Quitrents paid in farm products Regulate Indian Trade Annual Registration fee for Indians to be able to trade Annual fee in the form of wolf, panther, bear or wildcat skin No alcohol to be sold to Indians

War with the Spanish p.134 1670 - Spanish attacks Charles Town and lost Spanish recognized the English right to settle Charles Town 1702 War of the Spanish Succession (Europe) English are going to attack the Spanish possessions in Europe Spanish start harassing the Southern part of SC SC retaliates by attacking St. Augustine (Dissenters did not want to attack) Governor Moore led the attack party to St. Augustine and captured it

War with the Spanish After six weeks Spanish reinforcements arrived SC troops burned the town and their own ships and returned home by land. More raids to FL happened over the next 4 years 1706 Spanish retaliated by attacking Charles Town. Colonist won with few casualties. After this defeat SC had no more trouble with Spain

Politics and Religion p. 135 1697 Huguenots are granted citizenship All white males are granted same rights as Englishmen This solved a lot of problems between factions but Dissenters were afraid the Assembly would make the Anglican Church the official church of SC.

Politics and Religion 1704 Governor calls emergency meeting. Before Dissenters arrive, the GCM vote to ban all Dissenters from holding office! 1704 Church Act - established the Anglican Church as the official church of SC Takes tax $ from Dissenters to support church Ended religious equality Dissenters appeals to England to overturn the laws.

Politics and Religion The English House of Lords rejects the Church Act. 1706 Church Act Compromise Anglican Church the official church Dissenters could regain their right to hold office and worship freely. Restored religious equality Divided the colony into 10 parishes These parishes were responsible for keeping births, deaths, marriages, and disease Churches became election districts until 1865

War with the Indians p.136 Other problems small battles between the colonist and the Indians 1711 - The first of several Indian wars Tuscarora Indians heard they were gonna be moved from their land and attacked NC vs Tuscarora Indians - several families died and over 200 North Carolinians - they asked SC for help

War with the Indians SC sent help (Colonel John Barnwell) destroying the Tuscarora settlement. Barnwell made peace with the tribe and returned home to SC Yemassee - 1715-1716 in SC Moved near Beaufort from FL because of mistreatment by Spanish Helped attack St. Augustine in 1702. English treated them better April 15, 1715 - they attacked the English settlements because of being cheated and mistreated in business deals

War with the Indians Three stages June 6, 1715 - SC militia defeated Indians Until January 27, 1716 - Cherokee helped settlers November 1717 - peace treaty signed Most Yemassee were dead and the ones that were left moved back to FL

War with the Indians Lessons learned They were responsible for their own protection They could not depend on their own militia either (harvesting their crops) They learned they had to treat the Natives better to avoid future wars.

The End of the Proprietors 1st problem - Who is going to control the colony? Proprietors or colonists? Colonists felt the Proprietors were not supporting them with enough supplies or money. Proprietors did feel like the colonists were obedient enough & were costing them profits. All the proprietors sold their shares except 3. The colony was costing them too much money.

The End of the Proprietors Proprietors told colonists that all the laws of England would apply here too. When rumors of a new attack by the Spanish surfaced in 1719, they appealed to the King of England for protection instead of the Proprietors. Governor Robert Johnson refused to serve during dispute so colonists elect James Moore Jr. This action moved SC closer to becoming a Royal Colony. King negotiated with the Proprietors for South Carolina. It took 10 years for them to reach an agreement. 1729 South Carolina became a royal colony under the King of England.