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  2. Colonial period of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] There was a single government of the Carolinas based in Charleston until 1712, when a separate government (under the Lords Proprietors) was set up for North Carolina. In 1719, the Crown purchased the South Carolina colony from the absentee Lords Proprietors and appointed Royal Governors.

  3. South Carolina Declaration of Secession - Wikipedia

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    The first published Confederate imprint of secession, from the Charleston Mercury.. The South Carolina Declaration of Secession, formally known as the Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union, was a proclamation issued on December 24, 1860, by the government of South Carolina to explain its reasons for seceding from the ...

  4. Carolinas - Wikipedia

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    The Carolinas were known as the Province of Carolina during America's early colonial period, from 1663 to 1712. Prior to that, the land was considered part of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, from 1609 to 1663. The province was named Carolina to honor King Charles I of England. Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus.

  5. History of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England.Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. South Carolina was formed in 1712. By the end of the 16th century, the Spanish and French had left the area of South Carolina after several reconnaissance missions, expeditions and failed colonization attempts, notably the short-living French outpost of Charlesfort followed by ...

  6. Province of Carolina - Wikipedia

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    In 1712, the two provinces became separate colonies, the colony of North Carolina (formerly Albemarle province) and the colony of South Carolina (formerly Clarendon province). [19] Carolina was the first of three colonies in North America settled by the English to have a comprehensive plan.

  7. Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The earliest draft of this version in manuscript is believed to be the one found at Columbia, South Carolina archives. [1] The Constitutions were "reactionary" and "experimented with a non-common law system designed to encourage a feudal social structure", including through the use of non-unanimous jury decisions for criminal convictions. [2]

  8. The real story of why South Carolina left the Atlantic Coast ...

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    Still others point to a general dissatisfaction with the ACC among the USC board of trustees, and more generally, Carolina alumni and fans, over the power structure of the ACC’s governing body ...

  9. Restoration colony - Wikipedia

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    The two major restoration colonies were the Province of Pennsylvania and the Province of Carolina. The founding of the Carolinas is described thus: In 1663, three years after he was restored to his father's throne, England's Charles II granted a vast territory named Carolina to a group of supporters during his years of exile.