Question

Which of the following best summarizes the division of political power between the backcountry and lowcountry in the eighteenth century?(1 point)
Responses

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.

Backcountry farmers had more political power because they took it by force, particularly during the Regulator conflicts.
Backcountry farmers had more political power because they took it by force, particularly during the Regulator conflicts.

There were not many representatives for the backcountry because the population of the area was smaller than that of the lowcountry.

Answer 1

Wealth provided people with political power, and people in the lowcountry tended to have most of the wealth in South Carolina.

Explanation: The coastal plantation elite (lowcountry) controlled most wealth and thus dominated colonial politics, leaving the backcountry underrepresented.