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He calls it a quilt of many patches which represents different ethnic and social groups. When they come together it is like sewed patches that form a quilt.
The main issue that divided colonial society in South Carolina during the 1700s was that of slavery and indentured servitude. Some people thought that it was unfair for whites, having to "compete" for labor positions.
He would be the commander in chief, the closest answer is chief executive