SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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allowed the colonists to make some laws for themselves
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outlawed slavery
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kept most of the authority in the hands of the King
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina, called the “Grand Model, ” provided the form of government and society for the Carolina colony from 1669 to 1698. The Lords Proprietors of Carolina first issued the constitutions in 1669, then disseminated revisions in 1670, January 1682, August 1682, and 1698.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although the document was revised several times over many years (and was adopted each time by the Lords Proprietors), the Carolina settlers never accepted the proposal, preferring the more flexible arrangement in the original charter. Therefore, Constitutions were never ratified by the colonial assembly.
Detailed explanation-3: -government for the Carolinas, the Fundamental Constitutions, drafted in 1669 by Anthony Ashley Cooper (Lord Shaftesbury) with the help of the philosopher John Locke, was largely ineffective because of its restrictive and feudal nature.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since Locke was secretary to the chief proprietor of Carolina, Anthony Ashley Cooper, he is sometimes credited with authoring much of the constitution. It outlined a society based on hereditary property and religious toleration, overseen by the Lords Proprietors and creating a nobility of men called landgraves.