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The Native Indians of South
Carolina included the Bear River Indians, Cape Fear
Indians, Catawba, Cheraw, Cherokee, Chowanoc,
Machapunga, Moratok, Natchez, Occaneechi, Saponi,
Shakori, Tuscarora and Waccamaw tribes
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1524 |
Italian explorer Giovanni da
Verrazano ( 1485 - 1528 ) arriving at Cape Fear,
explores the Carolina coast for France
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1540 |
Spanish explorer, Spanish
Hernando de Soto (1500-1542) explores the area in
search of gold |
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1584 |
March 25 Queen Elizabeth I of
England granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh
(1554-1618) to search and discover 'remote and
heathen lands'
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1584 |
April 27 Philip Amadas and
Arthur Barlowe reach Roanoke Island in July,
authorised by Sir Walter Raleigh, claim the land and
return to England in September
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1585 |
Sir Walter Raleigh (1554-1618)
led expeditions to both North America and South
America in order to found new settlements and find
gold. Raleigh sends several shiploads of colonists
to the east coast of North America
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1585 |
Raleigh's fleet of seven
vessels under Sir Richard Grenville (1541 - 1591)
reach Roanoke Island in June
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1586 |
The colonists on Roanoke
Island are forced to return to England due to
hardships |
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1587 |
John White ( 1540? - 1606 )
with 150 men, women, and children sent by Sir Walter
Raleigh and found the City of Raleigh & establishes
a second English colony at Roanoke and becomes
Governor
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1587 |
August 18 - Elinor White Dare
gave birth to a daughter, Virginia Dare, the first
child born of English parents in the New World
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1587 |
August 22 - John White returns
to England for more supplies leaving the thriving
colony. Seven assistants are left in charge with
strict instructions that if the colonists should
decide to leave the fort, they would carve their
destination on a tree and add a Maltese cross if
they had to leave because of attack
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1590 |
Augusr 15 John White arrives
back to Roanoke to find that the settlers have all
disappeared. The word "CROATOAN" is found carved
into a tree without any crosses or signs of
distress. The fate of "The Lost Colony" remains a
mystery
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1602 |
Sir Walter Raleigh sends
Samuel Mace of Weymouth on a voyage to Virginia
(North Carolina) to explore and search for survivors
of the Lost Colony
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1606 |
10 April English investors
form the London Virginia Company are backed by a
royal charter to finance permanent English
settlements in the New World
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1609 |
Henry Hudson (1565-1611)
English and navigator explores the area1609 - Henry
Hudson (1565-1611) English and navigator explores
the area
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1691 |
The area assumed the name of
South Carolina. Carolina is derived from the Latin
name Carolus, translated as "Charles." The state was
named in honor King Charles IX of France and then
King Charles I and King Charles II of England. North
and South Carolina were one colony until 1729.
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1653 |
Nathaniel Batts ( 1620-1679 )
becomes the earliest permanent settler in Carolina
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1710 |
Germans and Swiss establish a
settlement on the Neuse River |
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1711 |
1711-1713 - The Tuscarora War
between the Tuscarora Native Americans and European
settlers. The Tuscarora are defeated
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1712 |
South Carolina becomes a
separate Colony |
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1715 |
The Yamasee War - An Indian
confederation led by the Yamasee came close to
exterminating the white settlements in their area
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1729 |
North and South Carolina
become two colonies. South Carolina becomes a royal
English colony |
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1756 |
1756 - 1763: The Seven Years
War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over
land is won by Great Britain. France gives England
all French territory east of the Mississippi River,
except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and
west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
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1775 |
1775 - 1783 - The American
Revolution creates the United States of America. The
Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes
and total power to legislate any laws governing the
American colonies
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1774 |
1774-1782 - The Siege of
Charles Town |
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1776 |
July 4, 1776 - United States
Declaration of Independence |
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1778 |
July 10, 1778 - France
declares war against Britain and makes an alliance
with the American revolutionary forces
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1782 |
The Defeated British Army
marches out of Charles Town, ending the occupation
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1783 |
September 3, 1783 - The Treaty
of Paris is signed by the victorious United States
and the defeated Great Britain
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1788 |
Statehood - The Date that
South Carolina was admitted to the Union - May 23,
1788. Constitution - South Carolina was the 8th
State to be admitted to the Union . State Motto - "
Animis Opibusque Parati / Dum Spiro Spero " the
State Motto is translated as " Prepared in mind and
resources / While I breathe, I hope "
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1803 |
The Louisiana Purchase - In
1803, the United States bought the Louisiana
Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State,
James Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land
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1812 |
1812 - 1815: The War of 1812
between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate
but confirmed America's Independence
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1859 |
John Brown raided Harpers
Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to
the outbreak of the Civil War.
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1861 |
1861 - 1865: The American
Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known
opponent of slavery, was elected president and in
1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of
South Carolina was followed by the secession of
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North
Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the
Confederate States of America. The bombardment of
Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the
American Civil War.
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
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1865 |
1865 December 6 - The
Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially
abolishing slavery
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1865 |
The surrender of Robert E. Lee
on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
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1898 |
1898-1901 The Spanish American
War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US
annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
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