South Carolina Colony

By: Ta’Nayia and Shaylah

This is a picture of Charles Town in 1617

Government

By 1775 North Carolina was governed as a Royal Colony

The government of the colony was created through the Fundamental Constitution

Royal Colonies-New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia

A Royal Colony was ruled by officials appointed by the British crown

History

Year founded: 1663 by English colonists The original name of the colony was the

Province of South Carolina, later becoming South Carolina

In 1712 South Carolina separates from North Carolina, they once were combined

In 1729 North Carolina became a royal English colony

The colony became a state in 1788 on May 23

Raw Materials Some natural resources were fish, forests

(for wood), and good land. Farming and Plantations were important

there. South Carolina had the most slave

population that worked on plantations They exported products to other colonies.

Geography South Carolina is part of the

Southern Colonies. Located on the coast of

North America. Good soil for crops and

farms. Had many hurricanes

because it was close to the Atlantic Ocean.

They had a lot of rainfall due to being on the coast.

Religion

Did not have a specific religion Freedom of religion soon followed People who were Baptists and others moved

there to worship freely

Climate The Southern colonies

were the warmest of the 3 regions

The winters were not hard on them, so many survived.

Warmer climates helped spread diseases though

The warm climates made it possible to grow crops and was really helpful for plantations

Economy Exported tobacco, cotton, corn,

vegetables, grain, fruit, and livestock

Plantations grew cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar, indigo, and other crops

Some plantations were very big, they had a main house, slave quarters, a dairy, blacksmith’s shop, laundry, smokehouse, and barns which made plantations self-sufficient

Crops were traded for shoes, lace, thread, farm tools, and dishes

FUN FACTS!!

The name Carolina is Latin translated as “Charles”

The state is named in honor of Charles the 4th of France and then the King Charles the 1st and Charles the 2nd of England

In 1670 the estimated population was around 200 people

In 1680 the population was around 1200 people

In 1690 the population increased to 3900!

King Charles the 1st

http://www.landofthebrave.info/south-carolina-colony.htm

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/colonialamerica/tp/Colonial-Governments-Of-The-Thirteen-Colonies.htm

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