About South Carolina
Who founded South Carolina?
The Lords Proprietors
What were the main cash crops?
Tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton
Catholic, Baptist, and Anglican
When was it founded?
1712
What was the land like?
Flat fields and plantations
What was the education like?
Who is South Carolina named for?
King Charles
What was the weather like?
Warm all year round
What was daily life like?
Farming
Who claimed South Carolina?
The British
Who wrote the Fundamental Constitutions of the Carolinas?
John Locke
What country were most of the colonists from?
England
Why was the colony founded?
To provide money for the King
What part of the colonies was South Carolina a part of ex. New England, Middle, or Southern?
The Southern Colonies
Why was South Carolina so successful?
Because of farming