17 th Annual Healthy Carolinians Conference and NCIOM Prevention Summit October 8 th , 2009
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8-2.6 Explain the role of South Carolinians in the establishment of their new state government and the national government after the American Revolution.
Government After the American Revolution
General MeetingGeneral Meeting
Elected a Committee of 99 that became the de facto government
Royal governor was still in Charleston, but most South Carolinians obeyed the Committee of 99
November 1774, the General Committee called for elections of delegates to a Provincial Congress
Representation was disproportionally from the Lowcountry
Provincial CongressProvincial Congress
Raised an armyIssued currencyCreated a committee to
enforce non-importation and commissioned the writing of a constitution that was eventually approved as the Article of Confederation
Not everyone in SC agreed with the Provincial Congress, especially people in the backcountry
Provincial CongressProvincial Congress
Provincial government sent a delegation to the backcountry to try and make peace
The Treaty of Ninety Six- the backcountry people agreed they would remain neutral in the fight with Great Britain
Later, the Provincial sent forces to the backcountry to defeat the Loyalist militia and silence the opposition from the backcountry
SC’s First ConstitutionSC’s First Constitution
SC adopted its first state constitution making it an independent state before the Declaration of Independence was signed
Written by the provincial government to serve as a foundation for government until the disagreements with England could be resolved
SC Government Set-upSC Government Set-up
SC’s First Constitution◦Two house legislative (lower house elected by the
people, upper house elected by the lower house)◦President elected by the legislature (power to veto
laws)◦Lowcountry had more representation than the
backcountry◦A second constitution was created after the signing
of the Declaration of Independence (minor changes)◦President was now the state Governor, slightly more
equal representation, & the Church of England was no longer the official, state supported church
Role in New National Goven’tRole in New National Goven’t
Continental Congress acted as the first national government
SC was the only colony out of the 13 who met all financial obligations to the Continental Congress
South Carolinian Henry Laurens served as President to the Continental Congress, & later on the committee that negotiated the Treaty of Paris for the government under the Article of Confederation
The Muppets Reenact the Continental Congress
The Articles of Confederation were written to become the first national government
SC ratified the articles quickly, but other states waited till a deal of western land ownership had been reached
Articles of Confederation were modeled on the Continental Congress, giving each state one vote
With war over & state agreement wavering led to an unsuccessful national government
After the signing of the After the signing of the DeclarationDeclaration
Problems with the early govn’tProblems with the early govn’t
Debt was a major problem for the national government
Disagreements over interstate trade, currency, & taxes made the Confederation government too weak to meet the needs of the new nation
Charles PinckneyCharles Pinckney
Early advocate for a strong national government
Served as chair on the committee of the Confederation Congress that recommended amendments to strengthen the government under the Articles of Confederation
Tried to encourage other states to pay their obligation to the national government
Shay’s Rebellion caused other states to call for a meeting in Philadelphia to amend the Article of Confederation & strengthen the national government
Shays' Rebellion (6:17)