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De Facto / De Jure
De Facto Government-Government citizens obeyed De Jure Government-The lawful government -
Committee of 99
This was was a government that the people obeyed instead of a royal governor. -
Provisional Congress
It was meant to be a temporary government during the war,the elected delegates were mostly Lowcountry elite,who raised an army,issued currency and they also enforced non-importation goods from England -
Treaty of Ninety-Six
The Treaty of Ninety-Six said Backcountry residents would remain neutral in the struggle with Great Britain,but this treaty didn’t last. -
South Carolina Constitution (first)
Adopted before Declaration Of Independence was signed -
Henry Laurens
Served as a president of the Continental Congress -
South Carolina's Constitution (second)
Written after Declaration of Independence.The three changes to this one were the president was called governor,Church of England was no longer official church,representation was a little more equal. -
Articles of Confederation
Written to establish the first national government -
Shay's Rebellion
Raised fears of rebellion against the federal government and the states called for meeting to fix the problems -
Continental Congress
First national government of the United States -
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
