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Committee of 99
Was a government that “the residents obeyed instead of the royal governor” (the de facto government) -
Provisional Congress
The Provincial Congress was meant to be a temporary government during the war that raised an army, issued currency, and created non-importation policy -
Continental Congress
Was a first form of national government of the USA before the official form of government (i.e. Articles of Confederation) -
Treaty of Ninety-Six
This treaty agreed the backcountry residents would remain neutral in the fight with Great Britain -
South Carolina’s 1st Constitution (1776)
The first constitution was to serve as the law of South Carolina until the arguments with England were resolved. -
Henry Laurens
President of the Continental Congress, was also part of the committee that negotiated the Treaty of Paris -
Articles of Confederation
The first official form of government in The United States of America, later revised and changed to the Constitution because it was too weak and couldn’t sustain itself. -
South Carolina’s 2nd Constitution (1778)
Changed 3 things about the 1st Constitution of South Carolina: The ‘president’ of SC would now be called the governor, changed the Church of England from the official religion of SC, and raised the representation of the backcountry to be more equal to the lowcountry -
Shay’s Rebellion in Massachusetts
The rebellion in Massachusetts that made fears of a rebellion against the federal government in the United States were risen to an all time high after -
Charles Pinckney
Charles Pinckney was an early advocate for a stronger national government. He chaired the Confederation committee that wanted to strengthen the national government under the Articles of Confederation and and also served on the committee to persuade the states to pay their debts to the national government.
