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First People
The first people that came to the South Carolina
Colony were American Indians.
The two largest groups were the Cherokee and
Catawba. Cherokees lived by the Appalachian
Mountains. Catawba's lived near the Foothills. Both
groups used materials from nearby forests to build
homes. The houses were made with logs and bark.
There was a another group called The Yamassee
Indians that lived south of the Appalachian
Mountains. They built their homes with wooden poles
covered with leaves from palmetto trees. Hunted
deer and wild turkey. Gathered nuts and berries.
Grew corn, beans, and squash.
Early Settlers
During the 1500s, Spanish and French explorers each
tried to settle in the South Carolina Colony. In 1629,
King Charles I decided to start a new colony. So, the
king granted a strip of land to Sir Robert Heath. Sir
Heath’s plans for the land did not develop. In 1663,
King Charles II of England granted the same land to
eight Englishmen. This group of men was called the
Lords Proprietors. They stayed in England and
appointed governors to rule the colony in North
America. The colony’s name changed to Carolina. The
Carolina Colony included land in the present-day
states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and
Florida.
Life In The Colony
The mountains and foothills were called the Up
Country. Farmers lived in log cabins and
people slept on mattresses made of pine
branches. Pine needles covered the dirt
floors. Farms were super small. Settlers
grew corn, melons, squash, and beans for
their family. Hunted deer and bears. Raised
pigs, cattle, chickens, and turkeys.
Life In The Colony
The wealthy colonists lived in the Low Country
area near the coast. They grew rice, indigo,
and other crops on large farms called
plantations. Lived in large brick houses with
gardens. Most colonists can not afford to send
their children to school. Only wealthy colonists
hired tutors to teach their children.
Pirates stole goods that the ships had carried
from Europe.
Work & Trade
Farming was a big business in the South Carolina
Colony. In 1680, colonists learned to grow rice in
the swampy areas of the Low Country. In the early
1700s, colonists were shipping rice to England and
other countries. South Carolina became one of the
richest of the thirteen colonies. Farmers grew a lot
of indigo and rice. They used indigo to make blue
dye. English traders bought indigo to make blue dye
for soldier uniforms. In 1690, colonists could pay
their taxes with rice.
Work & Trade
Growing rice and indigo took a lot of WORK! Some
plantation owners forced American Indians to
work. Other plantation owners bought slaves from
Africa and the West Indies. Rice was valuable in
the South Carolina Colony. Other colonists fished
from South Carolina’s streams and rivers.
Between 1735 and 1775, colonists built more than
300 wooden ships. Fishers caught oysters, clams,
and shrimp from the ocean.
Colony’s Exports
Agricultural Exports
• Indigo
• Rice
Industrial Exports
• Furniture
• Ships
Natural Resource Exports
• Lumber
Community & Religion
South Carolina grew into a rich colony. In the Up
Country, small farmers and traders did not buy
many slaves. In the Low Country, demand for
slaves changed South Carolina. Most of the
wealth came from the Low Country. There were
more slaves in the Low Country than the Up
Country. Slaves had poor living conditions.
Although slaves were unhappy, there were only a
few uprisings in the colonies. The land attracted
people from other colonies.
Community & Religion
In 1739, a group of slaves stole guns from a store
near Charles Town. Both slaves and colonists died.
The Quakers came from Pennsylvania and Virginia
to farm new land. Some Baptists moved from the
New England colonies. Lutherans, Jews, and
French Huguenots came from Europe. Found
religious freedom they wanted in South Carolina.
The population grew from all the settlers coming.
South Carolina’s farmland brought more than
wealth.
Becoming A State
In the mid-1700s, South Carolina wanted
independence (disliked being controlled). This was
because they didn’t like limited trade and taxes.
Representatives made Continental Congress. In July
1776, Congress approved The Declaration of
Independence (fought for it). The fight lasted 8
years, during the Revolutionary War, 200 battles
were fought here, but some were against Up
Country and Charles Town. The American Colonists
won freedom. In 1787, Congress made Constitution.
May 23, 1788, South Carolina's legislature joined
as the 8th. In 1783, Charles Town made it sound
less British by renaming Charleston.
Statehood
Interesting Facts!!!
South Carolina is one of the Southern Colonies.
It was named after King Charles II. There
were about 125,000 people in 1769. Charles
Town was the first settlement in the South
Carolina Colony. One interesting fact about
the colony is that it was owned by British
and had a church of England. Another
interesting fact is that South Carolina had
English, French, Jewish, and British faiths.
The End!!!