South Carolina
Founded: 1663 by English colonists
Major Industry/Economy: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle)
Major Cities: Charleston
Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England
Became a State: May 23, 1788
Government: Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina
Reasons: In 1663, King Charles II issued a royal charter to eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia. They created Carolina and included the previous settlement. However, because of internal problems, the crown took over the colony and formed North Carolina and South Carolina out of it in 1729.
Target Residents: Christian
Residency requirements: White male land owners
Religion: Anglican
Celebrities: James Brown
Chubby Checker
Aziz Ansari
Chris Rock
Major Industry/Economy: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle)
Major Cities: Charleston
Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for "Charles," Charles I of England
Became a State: May 23, 1788
Government: Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina
Reasons: In 1663, King Charles II issued a royal charter to eight nobles to settle the area south of Virginia. They created Carolina and included the previous settlement. However, because of internal problems, the crown took over the colony and formed North Carolina and South Carolina out of it in 1729.
Target Residents: Christian
Residency requirements: White male land owners
Religion: Anglican
Celebrities: James Brown
Chubby Checker
Aziz Ansari
Chris Rock