The Province of Carolina was granted by charter on March 24, 1663 to eight Lords Proprietors in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.
In 1665, the charter was revised slightly with the northerly boundary extended to include the lands of settlers along the Albemarle Sound who had left the Virginia Colony. Likewise, the southern boundary was moved to just south of present-day Daytona Beach, Florida, which had the effect of including the existing Spanish settlement at St. Augustine.
Carolina was originally named by King Charles II of England in honor of his father Charles I (Latin name Carolus).
In 1712 the land was divided into present day North Carolina and South Carolina.
The colony of South Carolina passed a law on December 12, 1712 requiring "all persons whatsoever" to attend church each Sunday and refrain from skilled labor and travel. Violators of the "Sunday Law" could be fined 10 shillings or locked in the stocks for two hours.
Following their division in 1712, both North and South Carolina remained in the hands of the same group of proprietors. A rebellion against the proprietors broke out in 1719 which led to the appointment of a royal governor for South Carolina in 1720. After nearly a decade in which the British government sought to locate and buy out the proprietors, both Carolinas became royal colonies in 1729.
In 1665, the charter was revised slightly with the northerly boundary extended to include the lands of settlers along the Albemarle Sound who had left the Virginia Colony. Likewise, the southern boundary was moved to just south of present-day Daytona Beach, Florida, which had the effect of including the existing Spanish settlement at St. Augustine.
Carolina was originally named by King Charles II of England in honor of his father Charles I (Latin name Carolus).
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| The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 By Decumanus |
In 1712 the land was divided into present day North Carolina and South Carolina.
The colony of South Carolina passed a law on December 12, 1712 requiring "all persons whatsoever" to attend church each Sunday and refrain from skilled labor and travel. Violators of the "Sunday Law" could be fined 10 shillings or locked in the stocks for two hours.
Following their division in 1712, both North and South Carolina remained in the hands of the same group of proprietors. A rebellion against the proprietors broke out in 1719 which led to the appointment of a royal governor for South Carolina in 1720. After nearly a decade in which the British government sought to locate and buy out the proprietors, both Carolinas became royal colonies in 1729.
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Charleston was the capital of South Carolina until 1786 when Columbia became capital.
South Carolina ratified the Constitution as the eighth American state in 1788.
In the 1830s, South Carolina residents, frustrated by agricultural tariffs, broached the possibility of secession. Tariff reform appeased them for some time, but following the election of President Abraham Lincoln, South Carolina became on December 20, 1860 the first of eleven slave states to secede from the Union. The state's governor immediately demanded all federal property within the state, including Fort Sumter. The firing on Fort Sumter by Confederate batteries in 1861 precipitated the Civil War.
After the American Civil War, South Carolina was readmitted into the United States on June 25, 1868.
Representative Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina was sworn in as the first African American congressman in December 1870.
The population of South Carolina is just over 5 million people, ranking 24rd in the United States. The state is relatively small in land area, and is ranked the 40th largest.
South Carolina's largest city is Charleston with a 2016 population of 134,385.
South Carolina has the second highest number of workers employed by international companies per capita in the United States.
Tattooing was illegal in South Carolina until 2004.
South Carolina ratified the Constitution as the eighth American state in 1788.
In the 1830s, South Carolina residents, frustrated by agricultural tariffs, broached the possibility of secession. Tariff reform appeased them for some time, but following the election of President Abraham Lincoln, South Carolina became on December 20, 1860 the first of eleven slave states to secede from the Union. The state's governor immediately demanded all federal property within the state, including Fort Sumter. The firing on Fort Sumter by Confederate batteries in 1861 precipitated the Civil War.
After the American Civil War, South Carolina was readmitted into the United States on June 25, 1868.
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| The flag of South Carolina |
Representative Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina was sworn in as the first African American congressman in December 1870.
The population of South Carolina is just over 5 million people, ranking 24rd in the United States. The state is relatively small in land area, and is ranked the 40th largest.
South Carolina's largest city is Charleston with a 2016 population of 134,385.
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| Charleston By Khanrak - Own work |
South Carolina has the second highest number of workers employed by international companies per capita in the United States.
Tattooing was illegal in South Carolina until 2004.
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