Lowcountry vs. Upcountry

8-3.1

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

I. UpcountryA. Who and where

1. In the northwestern part of the state

2. Home to the Cherokees 1st

3. 1st whites were traders and woodsmen

4. Viewed as uncivilized by the Lowcountry elite

5. Tended to be Loyalists during the Revolution

#3 Where is the Upcountry located?

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

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

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

#7 Where was the original capital of S.C.?

#8 Where was the capital moved to and why?

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

#9 What invention led to the development of plantations in the Upcountry?#10 Which cash crop revived the Carolina economy after the Revolution?

#11 What did the legislature agree to in the Compromise of 1808?#12 What type of crop was cotton?

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

#2 Where is the Lowcountry located?

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

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

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

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

II. LowcountryE. Unequal power

1. Charleston was capital and made it easy for elite

2. Had far greater representation in gov’t

3. Once Upcountry agreed with slavery, Lowcountry gave more power to them (Compromise of 1808)