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?

#2 Where is the Upcountry located?

I. Upcountry

A. Who and where1. In the northwestern part

of the state2. Home to the Cherokees 3. 1st whites were traders

and woodsmen4. Viewed as uncivilized by

the Lowcountry elite5. Tended to be Loyalists

during the Revolution

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

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 Where was the original capital of S.C.?

#5 Where was the capital moved to and why?

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

#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. 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

#10 Where is the Lowcountry located?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)