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The South Carolina Colony was originally part of the Province of Carolina
Province of Carolina

The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a North American Kingdom of Great Britain proprietary colony, controlled by the Lords Proprietor, a group of eight English noblemen led informally by member Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury....
, which was chartered in 1663. The colony later became the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
.

The Carolinas were named for King Charles I of England. His Latin name was "Carolana" , the spelling was later changed to "Carolina". Originally a single proprietary colony
Proprietary colony

A proprietary colony is a colony in which one or more private land owners retain rights that are normally the privilege of the state, and in all cases eventually became so....
, the Carolinas fell into a period of dissension, partly from neglect from the heirs of the original Lords Proprietors.






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The South Carolina Colony was originally part of the Province of Carolina
Province of Carolina

The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a North American Kingdom of Great Britain proprietary colony, controlled by the Lords Proprietor, a group of eight English noblemen led informally by member Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury....
, which was chartered in 1663. The colony later became the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
.

The Carolinas were named for King Charles I of England. His Latin name was "Carolana" , the spelling was later changed to "Carolina". Originally a single proprietary colony
Proprietary colony

A proprietary colony is a colony in which one or more private land owners retain rights that are normally the privilege of the state, and in all cases eventually became so....
, the Carolinas fell into a period of dissension, partly from neglect from the heirs of the original Lords Proprietors. Dissent over governance of the province led to the appointment of a deputy governor to administer the northern half of Carolina colony in 1691. The division between North and South became complete in 1712. The Yamasee War
Yamasee War

The Yamasee War was a conflict between Province of Carolina and various Native Americans in the United States tribes including the Yamasee, Creek people, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Catawba , Apalachee, Apalachicola , Yuchi, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree , Waxhaws, Pee Dee , Cape Fear Indians, Cheraw , and many others....
 of 1715-1717 ravaged the backcountry of the colony. Complaints that the proprietors had not done enough to protect the colonists against the Indians in the Yamasee War
Yamasee War

The Yamasee War was a conflict between Province of Carolina and various Native Americans in the United States tribes including the Yamasee, Creek people, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Catawba , Apalachee, Apalachicola , Yuchi, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree , Waxhaws, Pee Dee , Cape Fear Indians, Cheraw , and many others....
 and against the neighboring Spanish in Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War

Queen Anne's War was the second in a series of four French and Indian Wars fought between France and England . in North America for control of the continent and was the counterpart of the War of the Spanish Succession in Europe....
 convinced many in South Carolina of the necessity of ending proprietary rule. Consequently, a rebellion broke out against the proprietors in 1719. At the petition of the residents of the colony,the government appointed of a royal governor for South Carolina in 1720. (The governor of North Carolina would continue to be appointed by the proprietors until 1729.) After nearly a decade in which the British government sought to locate and clean out the proprietors, both North
Province of North Carolina

The Province of North Carolina was originally part of the Province of Carolina, which was chartered by eight Lords Proprietors. The province later became the U.S....
 and South Carolina
Province of South Carolina

The South Carolina Colony was originally part of the Province of Carolina, which was chartered in 1663. The colony later became the U.S. state of South Carolina....
 became royal colonies of the British Empire in 1729.

See also

  • Colonial period of South Carolina
    Colonial period of South Carolina

    The history of the colonial period of South Carolina includes French colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonization of the Americas, and English colonization of the Americas efforts to Colonial history of the United States....
  • List of colonial governors of South Carolina
    List of colonial governors of South Carolina

    This is a list of colonial governors of the Province of South Carolina and preceding British colonies in the same region from 1670 to 1775....