Outline of South Carolina

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Carolina:

South Carolina state in the Southeastern United States on the Atlantic coast. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was the first of the 13 colonies that declared independence from the British Crown during the American Revolution. South Carolina was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, the 8th state to ratify the US Constitution on May 23, 1788. South Carolina later became the first state to vote to secede from the Union which it did on December 20, 1860. It was readmitted to the United States on June 25, 1868.[note 1]

General reference

An enlargeable map of the state of South Carolina

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

An enlargeable map of the 46 counties of the state of South Carolina

Demography 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

Culture of South Carolina

Culture of South Carolina

The arts in South Carolina

Sports in South Carolina

Economy and infrastructure of South Carolina

Education in South Carolina

See also

Notes

  1. In Texas vs. White (1869), the Supreme Court ruled that the ordinances of secession (including that of South Carolina) were invalid, and thus those states had never left the Union. However, South Carolina did not regain representation in Congress until that date.

References

  1. Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
  2. "Iodine". South Carolina Encyclopedia. 2007-04-14. Archived from the original on May 19, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
  3. "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts South Carolina".

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of South Carolina

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