The Colonial
Museum of
South Carolina
Deerskin
Trading
Native American
Room
Charlestown
Deer Skin Trading
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Europeans depended on Natives for trading
early on
French and English were the main traders
Deerskins most important to Europeans
As a result of trading, Natives made land
agreements but Europeans broke these
Natives had differing understandings of land
ownerships
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War with Native Americans
The Yemassee War
-The Natives moved to
SC b/c of Spanish
-Thought colonists were
cheating them in
business
-Cherokee helped
colonists win war
-Colonists learned British
gov’t won’t help & to
treat Natives better
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The Cherokee War
-British signed a land
treaty-lasted 30 yrs.
-British stopped trading
with Cherokees
-War began-British
troops showed no
mercy – killed many
-New treaty-Cherokee
gave up land and
created new boundary
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Early Settlements In SC
Colony Name
Who
What happened?
San Miguel de Spanish near Slave revolt, cold
Gualdape
present day
winter, disease
Georgetown
Charlesfort
French
Abandoned
Parris Island
Fort San
Felipe
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Spanish
Parris Island
Made it 10 yrs.
Natives attacked
Charlestown
English settled on Albemarle pt.
 1st Permanent colony in SC
 Location was good for trade
 At 1st was a Proprietary Colony
 Then, became a Royal Colony because
colonists thought proprietors were not
protecting the people
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Charlestown’s Economy
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Traded beads, trinkets, guns, & alcohol for
deerskins from Native Americans
Raised cattle (cows) to sell in Caribbean
Pine trees used to make pitch & tar for ships –
made them waterproof
Grew rice “Carolina Gold” – cash crop because
of the fertile land
Established the plantation system – used slaves
Profitable colony
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Charlestown’s people
Diverse people from: Barbados (English
Colony), France, Switzerland, Germany,
Scotland, & Ireland
 Included French Huguenots and Jews
seeking religious freedom
 Largest group of migrants were from
Barbados and Africa as slaves
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Charlestown’s Government
Lords Proprietors were granted Carolina
by King Charles II
 They charged settlers quitrent
 Ran gov’t through the Grand Council:
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Included proprietors representatives
 The Carolina elite (wealthy people)
 A few common people
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