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Aug 1, 1521
First Europeans discovered The Carolina's
Europeans discover the provincfe of South Carolina. -
Period: Aug 1, 1521 to
Timespan of South Carolina
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The Province of Carolina was founded in 1663
The Province of South Carolina was founded by eight proprietors in 1663. -
John locke wrote fundamental orders of Carolina
John locke wrote the fundamental orders of Carolina -
Charles Town was settled in 1670
The town of Charles Town was settled in what is now South Carolina. -
First permanent English settlement in South carolina
First permanent english settlement in what is now Albemarle Point in what is now South Carolina. -
Overthrow proprietary rule
The Province of Carolina overthrows it's proprietary rule in 1719. -
Carolina becomes two colonies
The province of Carolina splits and North Carolina and South Carolina are formed. -
South Carolina becomes a royal colony
South Carolina is a royal colony -
Stono rebellion in 1739
The Stono rebellion passes through South Carolina in 1739 -
Represented in Government
The first settlers in south Carolina are represented in government. -
South Carolina is the first republic in America
South Carolina is the first republic in America. -
First Governor in South Carolina
South Carolina's first governor is elected. -
Battle victories in South Carolina
Battle victories in Cowpens and Kings Mountain South Carolina. -
South Carolina is now a state
South Carolina became a state on May 23, 1788 -
South Carolina secedes
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the union in 1860. -
Civil war starts in Charleston at fort Sumter
The Civil war started in Charleston South Carolina in 1861 -
Sherman's march through South Carolina
The Shermans marched through South Carolina in 1863 -
South Carolina sends their residents to fight in the war
In 1865, 63,000 white men out of the stat's 291,000 fought in the civil war. -
Rice and cotton are replaced by tobacco
In 1890, rice and cotton were replaced by tobacco as the main crop in South Carolina. -
More than half of the states population was African-American
In 1900, 6 out of ten residents in South Carolina were African-American. -
Powerful hurricane hits South Carolina
Hurricane hug swept through South Carolina with winds of 135 MPH and killing 37 people. -
The first female military student attended the South Carolina Military Academies
The first female millitary student attended a millitary academy in South Carolina. -
Worst oil spill in state's history
The worst oil spill in South carolina caused 7,000,000 dollars in damage. -
South Carolina removes Confederate flag from state house
The last confederat flag flying above the U.S. state house is removed. -
Historic flood in South Carolina
A flood that makes nationalnews takes place in South Carolina.
