Goose Creek Men political faction
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The Goose Creek Men political faction was a powerful group of early colonial elites in South Carolina who dominated the colony’s politics and trade through their wealth, landholdings, and influence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goose Creek Men political faction canonical | 2 |
| Goose Creek Men (elite faction in colonial South Carolina) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial elite group
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
conflicts over the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina
ⓘ
political struggles with dissenting factions in South Carolina ⓘ |
| basedOn |
large landholdings
ⓘ
slave-based plantation economy ⓘ wealth from trade ⓘ |
| country | Colony of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle raising
ⓘ
rice planting ⓘ trade with Native Americans ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | primarily English colonists ⓘ |
| governedByLaw | charter of the Province of Carolina ⓘ |
| hadMember |
Arthur Middleton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Moore Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ James Moore Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ William Rhett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lowcountry South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
governance of the Province of Carolina
ⓘ
selection of colonial governors in South Carolina ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controlling Indian trade
ⓘ
dominating colonial politics in South Carolina ⓘ involvement in the Indian slave trade ⓘ involvement in the deerskin trade ⓘ opposition to some Lords Proprietors policies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to development of South Carolina’s slave society
ⓘ
helped entrench planter oligarchy in South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goose Creek, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Dissenting faction in South Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | early colonial society of South Carolina ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
maintain local control over colonial government
ⓘ
protect economic interests in Indian and slave trades ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | proprietary elite ⓘ |
| powerBase |
control of trade routes from Charleston into the interior
ⓘ
plantations along Goose Creek ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | support for establishment of the Church of England in South Carolina ⓘ |
| socialClass | planter elite ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| usedLaborSystem |
African slavery
ⓘ
enslavement of Native Americans ⓘ |
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Goose Creek Men (elite faction in colonial South Carolina)