Outline of South Carolina
The state of South Carolina is one of the 50 states of the United States of America. South Carolina borders the North Atlantic Ocean in the Southeastern United States.
King Charles II of England granted eight Lords Proprietor a charter for a Province of Carolina on March 24, 1663. In 1712, the Lords Proprietor split the Province of Carolina into the Province of South Carolina and the Province of North Carolina. In 1720, the Province of South Carolina was made a royal colony.
South Carolina signed the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American states prevailed in the American War of Independence which concluded with the Treaty of Paris of 1783. South Carolina was the 8th of the original 13 states to approve the Constitution of the United States of America on May 23, 1788. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to attempt to secede from the United States. On February 8, 1861, South Carolina and five other slave states formed the Confederate States of America. The Confederate States surrendered to the United States on April 9, 1865. South Carolina was readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of South Carolina:
General reference
Geography of South Carolina
- Main article: Geography of South Carolina
Places in South Carolina
Environment of South Carolina
Natural geographic features of South Carolina
Regions of South Carolina
Administrative divisions of South Carolina
Demography of South Carolina
- Main article: Demographics of South Carolina
Government and politics of South Carolina
- Main article: Government of South Carolina and Politics of South Carolina
Branches of the government of South Carolina
Executive branch of the government of South Carolina
Legislative branch of the government of South Carolina
Judicial branch of the government of South Carolina
Law and order in South Carolina
Law of South Carolina
Military in South Carolina
History of South Carolina
History of South Carolina
History of South Carolina, by period
- Indigenous peoples
- Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
- English Province of Carolina, 1663–1707
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
- British Province of Carolina, 1707–1712
- British Province of South Carolina, 1712–1776
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- State of South Carolina since 1776
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- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Chickamauga Wars, 1776–1794
- Western territorial claims ceded 1787
- Eighth State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on May 23, 1788
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- Andrew Jackson becomes seventh President of the United States on March 4, 1829
- Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- First state to declare secession from the United States on December 20, 1860
- Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- South Carolina in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
- Fifth former Confederate state readmitted to the United States on July 9, 1868
Culture of South Carolina
Culture of South Carolina
The arts in South Carolina
Sports in South Carolina
- Main article: Sports in South Carolina
Economy and infrastructure of South Carolina
- Main article: Economy of South Carolina
Education in South Carolina
- Main article: Education in South Carolina
- Schools in South Carolina
See also
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References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of South Carolina
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