Glossary
To encourage indigo production, the British government bought indigo from plantation owners at an inflated price. The official army of the Continental Congress. This was a committee set up by the Provincial Congress, legislators elected by colonists to replace the dissolved General Assembly, to prepare the colony to resist the British. One of the original four counties in South Carolina. Craven County was located north of the Saluda and Congaree Rivers and included the majority of South Carolina's backcountry. Map Symbol for a unit of British currency known as "pence". Actually existing, especially when it is accepted by the majority of people without lawful authority. Each judicial district selected men to serve on Grand Juries. Jury members spoke for their communities in legal and political matters. A mill where corn is ground into meal. The army took their supplies from farmers. In most cases, the army would give the farmers a note promising that the government would pay for the goods at a later date. People who remained loyal to the British. An illness caused by the bite of a parasite carrying mosquito. It causes intermittent and violent fevers which can lead to death. Militia forces were civilian volunteers. This was money collected in each parish for the relief of the poor in the area. Symbol for a unit of currency called the pound. The official currency of the British Empire was the pound sterling, but the colonies also issued their own currency. Like the official currency, colonial money was also divided into pounds, shillings, and pence - written as pound..shilling..pence. Militia prisoners were allowed to go home if they promised not to take up arms against the British again. This was later amended and the British leaders required militia on "parole" to fight against the patriot forces. Paper money issued and backed by the local colonial government. South Carolina proclamation money was usually worth 1/7th of the British pound sterling. |