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Low Country vs. Up Country Upcountry y r t n w o L u co

• As more settlers came into South Carolina, the population began to take shape and became divided into two major areas – Low Country – Up Country (sometimes called Back Country) Upcountry L ow c y r t n ou

The Low Country

Facts about the Low Country • Location of all early settlement attempts – Very close to the coast – Could easily receive goods and supplies from Great Britain – important dock and coast. • Location of many plantations The Low Country

• Main towns in this area were – Beaufort – Charles Town – Georgetown. • The rich and important families lived in the Low country, including – the Bulls – the Draytons – the Middletons – the Pinckneys

How the Low. Country. Lived lived How the This is an old plantation home that the rich Low Country people would live in.

How the Low Country Lived

The Low Country Then Now The City Hall

The Up Country

Facts about the Up Country • Region away from the coast • By the 18 th century most of the white population lived here – Barely any slaves. – Were not represented in government • Less educated than people in the Low Country. • Many settlers were Scotch-Irish, German, Swiss, or French

• Made up of people who were subsistence farmers. – Grew beans, corn, sweet potatoes, squash, and pumpkins, – Did not grow rice. – Had some livestock, pigs, and chickens

• The important settlements were – Camden – Ninety-Six – Orangeburg. They grew radically after the development of the townships in. 1730. • Important families were – the Calhouns, – the Kershaws, – the Pickens, – the Sumters

How the Up Country Lived

How the Up Country lived

The Up Country Then Now An old log cabin A log cabin in these days

Create a Venn Diagram comparing the Low Country and Up Country (to be completed on a separate sheet of paper to be turned in) Low Country Up Country