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1 Do Now! How is the United States Government set up today? What are the three branches of government and what do they do?

2 RIT Do Now! Do you think slaves on the middle passage ever rebelled and fought back? Do you think there is any way they could have been successful?

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4 Review Questions There are going to be two review questions. You need to write down a letter, and then Mr. Smith will ask you to hold up your fingers.

5 What crop is known as Carolina Gold?
A) Tobacco B) Indigo C) Cotton D) Rice

6 What person brought Indigo to SC?
A) Charles Pinckney B) Lord Ashley Cooper C) Eliza Lucas Pinckney D) John Locke

7 SWBAT understand how the government worked under the Lord Proprietors
To Meet Big Goals… SWBAT understand how the government worked under the Lord Proprietors

8 More Democratic The Lord Proprietors were willing to share more power with property owners to attract more people to the Carolina colony Carolina developed a political elite (based on the economic elite—plantation owners)

9 Lord Proprietors Planter Elite Common People Slaves

10 The First House Carolina had a bicameral (two house) assembly that made laws Proprietors and elite had more representation than common people The first house was the Grand Council— made up of Representatives of Proprietors, elite, and some common people

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12 Second House A second house was established called the House of Commons to Represent the common people In both house, the lowcountry had more representation than the upcountry

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14 We are going to complete a graphic organizer as a whole group.
Guided Practice We are going to complete a graphic organizer as a whole group.

15 Lord Proprietors Planter Elite Common People Slaves

16 Independent Practice You are going to read the text and answer the questions. You need to make sure that you are working silently and independently.

17 Extension Activity You are a common person of the upcountry. Write a letter to a friend complaining about the government (how it is run by the elite and people of the lowcountry).


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