COLONY PRESENTATION

South carolina

Founded in 1633

Name came from King Charles I of England

INDEX

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Religion

Founded

Region

Economics

Geography/Climate

Important Information

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Section 01

King charles ii

south carolina

• Details on Founder
• Granted eight English Nobles known as Lords Proprietors with a Royal Charter.
• Why the colony was founded

southern region

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South Carolina

Facts

• The Southern colonies were the warmest of the three regions, winters not difficult to survive, but the hot and humid summers gave rise to the spread of disease. The warm climate made it possible to grow crops throughout the year and was ideally suited for plantations.

Economics

• South Carolina operated as a plantation-based, cash-crop economy, Which is how they earned money.

Ways South Carolina earned Money

• Another way they earned money is by exporting cotton, rice, tobacco, and indigo dye.

• They also made money off of Manufactured Goods.

• Trading was a popular thing within the colonies, and they made profit from it aswell.

Baptists Church

South carolina's religions

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Baptists, and Anglicans

• Each Baptists local church is is self-governing and independent of others. Anglicans believe that there is one God who exists eternally in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Anglicans Church

Geography & Climate

South Carolina Colony

Climate

Soil

Geography

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The warm climate made it possible to grow crops throughout the year, and was ideally suited for plantations.

Rich, fertile soil with broad coastal plains.

Sandy Beaches, Salt marshes, cypress swamps, Blackwater Rivers, the coastal plains, sandhills, piedmont, foothills, and Mountains.

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Important Info

GOVERNMENT/DOCUMENTS

Proprietary Government - Ruled by proprietors or owners in the King's place.

PEOPLE

Important People in the South Carolina colony - Anthony Ashley Cooper, John Locke, John Rutledge, Duke of Albemarle, Lord Berkely, Sir George Carteret, William Berkely, and Sir John Colleton

EVENTS

In 1633 King Charles II of England gave eight British Nobles joint ownership of the province of Carolina. The First permenant English settlement, founded in 1670, was named Charles Town in honor of Charles II. It's Government, based on feudal principles, was drawn up in part by the philosopher John Locke. It encouraged the plantation system and an aristocracy. Vast rice and indigo crops eventually brought the planters wealth.

Why you should live here!

You should live in the South Carolina colony because we have everthing a person could need. We have lots of crops because we heavily depend on Agriculture, we have rich fertile soil that helps our crops grow, and be healthy. Our natural resources are widely available making it easy for us to build homes and shelter for our people. We also have the largest population of slaves that are responsible for plantations and more. There is no other colony like South Carolina! We do it better - South Carolina