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Wealth provided people with political power, and people in the lowcountry tended to have most of the wealth in South Carolina.
Wealth provided people with political power, and people in the lowcountry tended to have most of the wealth in South Carolina.
All residents of South Carolina had the same political power whether they lived in the lowcountry or the backcountry.
All residents of South Carolina had the same political power whether they lived in the lowcountry or the backcountry.
There were not many representatives for the backcountry because the population of the area was smaller than that of the lowcountry.
There were not many representatives for the backcountry because the population of the area was smaller than that of the lowcountry.
Backcountry farmers had more political power because they took it by force, particularly during the Regulator conflicts.
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The best summary of the division of political power between the backcountry and lowcountry in the eighteenth century is:
Wealth provided people with political power, and people in the lowcountry tended to have most of the wealth in South Carolina.
This statement accurately reflects the socio-economic dynamics of the time, where the lowcountry, being more economically prosperous and influential, held more political power compared to the less wealthy backcountry.
