Lowcountry vs. Upcountry 8-3.1

#1 Which two sections of S. C #1 Which two sections of S.C. were at odds with one another during the post-Revolutionary War time period?

#2 Where is the Upcountry located?

I. Upcountry Who and where In the northwestern part of the state Home to the Cherokees 1st whites were traders and woodsmen Viewed as uncivilized by the Lowcountry elite Tended to be Loyalists during the Revolution

#3 What type of farmers tended to live in the Upcountry?

I. Upcountry Subsistence farmers Revolution hurt Upcountry Growing enough food to survive Few owned slaves Tended to be poor Revolution hurt Upcountry British destroyed farms, took livestock

#4 Where was the original capital of S. C #4 Where was the original capital of S.C.? #5 Where was the capital moved to and why?

I. Upcountry Politically unequal Higher white population Not represented equally Far away from the capital of Charleston In 1786, capital was moved to Columbia Made it closer and easier 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. Upcountry Slavery Upcountry didn’t support it Lowcountry didn’t want to give up political power Cotton gin made cotton a money maker for everyone Upcountry began to use slaves to grow cotton Compromise of 1808 reapportionment based on white population and property (land and slaves) Both areas now had power

#10 Where is the Lowcountry located?

II. Lowcountry Who and where The area around Charleston and along the Atlantic coast 1st area to be settled Plantation owners growing rich from rice and indigo Tended to be Patriots during the Revolution

#11 What type of Farmers tended to live in the Lowcountry?

II. Lowcountry Plantations with lots of slave labor Tended to be very rich Revolution hurt Lowcountry British destroyed property, took slaves and livestock

#12 What reasons were behind the suffering of the Lowcountry after the Revolutionary War?

II. Lowcountry Economic problems Made most of their money using mercantilism When war ends, England doesn’t buy Lowcountry crops as much Subsidies stop too Owed lots of money to England US & SC gov’t couldn’t pay for stuff they “borrowed” for the war Poor crops made it worse until cotton came along

#13 What compromise eventually gave the upcountry more representation in government?

II. Lowcountry Unequal power Charleston was capital and made it easy for elite Had far greater representation in gov’t Once Upcountry agreed with slavery, Lowcountry gave more power to them (Compromise of 1808)