Evaluate the Circuit Court Act of 1769. Which response best examines the main effects of the Act?(1 point)

Responses

The Act kept South Carolina as one judicial district, but with courthouses, jails, judges, and official law enforcement added to the backcountry.
The Act kept South Carolina as one judicial district, but with courthouses, jails, judges, and official law enforcement added to the backcountry.

The Act divided South Carolina into seven judicial districts, each with its own courthouse, jails, judges, and local Regulators to keep the peace.
The Act divided South Carolina into seven judicial districts, each with its own courthouse, jails, judges, and local Regulators to keep the peace.

The Act divided South Carolina into seven judicial districts, each with its own courthouse, judges, jails, and official law enforcement to keep the peace.
The Act divided South Carolina into seven judicial districts, each with its own courthouse, judges, jails, and official law enforcement to keep the peace.

The Act divided South Carolina into seven judicial districts, but with the courthouse, jail, judge, and law enforcement remaining in Charles Town.
The Act divided South Carolina into seven judicial districts, but with the courthouse, jail, judge, and law enforcement remaining in Charles Town.

1 answer

The response that best examines the main effects of the Circuit Court Act of 1769 is:

The Act divided South Carolina into seven judicial districts, each with its own courthouse, judges, jails, and official law enforcement to keep the peace.

This response accurately reflects the key changes implemented by the Act, including the establishment of separate judicial districts with their own institutions to administer justice and maintain order in the colony.