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South Carolina Colony
By Joleen Romano, Katharine Ross, and Todd Bright
Successful or failure? When was it established?
South Carolina was a huge success due to their large plantations.
★ Sold 1 million pounds of indigo each year
The colony was established in 1712 while originally being named the
Province of South Carolina.
Why was the colony established?
It was established because of a land grant from Charles 2 to 8 men that were called
the ‘Lords Proprietors’.
Who founded or established the colony?
❖ King Charles 2
What did South Carolina produce to export and make
money?
Had a huge plantation that grew things such as:
➔Cotton
➔Tobacco
➔Vegetables
➔Fruit
➔livestock
Also relied on slavery to keep their operations going and profitable
Who made up the colonists?
The population was about 180,000 with about 97,000
African-Americans due to slavery in the colony.
Form of Government
The two forms of government in the southern states were:
The Royal Government
The Proprietary Government
The region became associated with the New England Colonies.
Map of South Carolina
Flag of South Carolina
The crescent symbol represents the silver
worn on the caps of South Carolina troops
during the revolutionary war, and the
background color matches the blue of their
uniforms. ... The flag also features the
state tree
The Founder
King Charles II
● was founded in 1663 when King Charles II gave
the land to eight noble men known as the Lords
Proprietors.
Geography and climate
Climate:
South Carolina’s climate is subtropical, with very hot and humid summers and mild
winters.
Geography:
South Carolina is triangular and shape and has an even coast lined with beautiful
sand beaches.
Religious Practices
Until the early 1700s, all religious groups in South Carolina were able to freely
practice their faith. The three main religions were Anglicans, dissenters from the
Church of England, called nonconformists, and French Huguenots.
Food in the colony
In the southern American Colonies, the wealthy dined on roast beef and many other
types of meat, while the poorer classes, servants and slaves ate more humble foods,
such as corn bread, greens, pork, fried chicken and organ meats.
Fun activities
Many children or their parents made their toys out of scraps and things that were
not needed. Little girls in Colonial times made their dolls out of corn husks, rags,
scraps, and sometimes carved, dried apples as heads. The boys used sticks as
imaginary horses. Children enjoyed spinning tops made of leftover wood and string.
Children were often left without supervision and were left to play in the field or
house.
education
In all traditional societies in south carolina the most important training a child
receives is in the home where they are inducted into the values of the society they
are about to enter.
Interesting facts
The name 'Carolina' originated from the Latin word for Charles - 'Carolus'.
The original colony that encompassed both North and South Carolina was
founded by the Lords Proprietors under a Royal Charter granted by King
Charles II.