1. STATE CONSTITUTION/ ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION South Carolina After the War Government

2. SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNMENT ✕ South Carolina formed an independent government prior to the battles of Lexington & Concord ✕ The General Meeting elected a committee of 99 (15 merchants, 15 artisans & 69 planters) which became the de facto (default) government instead of the government de jure. (by law)

3. SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNMENT ✕ In November of 1774, the General Meeting called for the election of delegates to a Provincial Congress. ✕ Congressional Representation was mostly from the Low Country. ✕ The Provincial Congress was able to raise an army, issued currency (money), created a committee to enforce non-importation and commissioned a constitution.

4. SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNMENT ✕ People living in the Back Country had issues with non-importation. ✕ The provincial government tried to make peace with the people of the back country. ✕ In the Treaty of Ninety Six, the back country agreed to remain neutral in the fight with Great Britain. ✕ Following the treaty, the Provincial Congress sent a force to defeat loyalist militia and silence opposition in the Back Country.

5. SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION ✕ South Carolina adopted its first constitution establishing an independent state government prior to the Declaration of Independence signing. ✕ It’s purpose was to serve as a foundation for government until the disagreements with England were solved.

6. SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION ✕ The constitution provided for a bicameral (two house) legislature in which representation was mostly from the Low Country. ✕ The lower house was elected by the people. ✕ The upper house was elected by the lower house. ✕ The president, who was elected by legislature had the right to veto (reject) laws.

7. SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION ✕ A second constitution was written after the Declaration of Independence’s signing. ✕ The leader would now be called a governor instead of a president. ✕ Representation was slightly more equally distributed between the Up and Low Country. ✕ The Church of England was no longer the official state supported church of South Carolina.

8. HENRY LAURENS ✕ South Carolinian Henry Laurens served as president of the Continental Congress. ✕ Laurens later served on the Committee that negotiated the Treaty of Paris (1783) for the government under the Articles of Confederation.

9. Articles of Confederation 8-2.6 cont.

10. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION ✕ After signing the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation were written to officially establish the first national government of the United States. ✕ Although the other states were hesitant to sign the Articles due to land disputes of the western lands, South Carolina signed the Articles of confederation quickly.

11. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION ✕ The disputed lands were ceded to the National Government. ✕ The Articles of Confederation were modeled on the Continental Congress with each state receiving one vote. ✕ The effectiveness began to wane (decline) after the end of the fighting.

12. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION ✕ The problems of the Articles of Confederation were similar to the problems of indebtedness and depression in South Carolina after the American Revolution. ✕ Disagreements over interstate trade (trading between the states), currency (each state had different money), and taxes proved the Articles too weak to meet the needs of a new nation.

13. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION ✕ Charles Pinckney, a native South Carolinian, was an early advocate (person for) a stronger national government. ✕ Pinckney chaired a committee of the Confederation Congress that recommended amendments that would strengthen the government under the Articles of Confederation.

14. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION ✕ Pinckney also tried to convince states pay their debts to the national government. ✕ When Shay’s rebellion occurred in the back country of Massachusetts, fear was raised in case of another insurrection. ✕ Other states called for a meeting in Philadelphia to strengthen and amend (change) the Articles of Confederation.