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South Carolina

South Carolina. Colony Name - Carolina is Latin for Charles honoring King Charles the 2nd. Both North and South Carolina started out as one region called Carolina. Carolina.

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South Carolina

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  1. South Carolina

  2. Colony Name - Carolina is Latin for Charles honoring King Charles the 2nd. Both North and South Carolina started out as one region called Carolina. Carolina

  3. The Colony Founder -King Charles the 2nd of England is the founder of South Carolina. King Charles granted eight nobleman to settle the land between Virginia and Florida. They named this land Carolina in the king's honor. King Charles 2

  4. How the Founder Ended up Owning the Land - The eight nobles were King Charles the 2nd of England's eight favorites, and gave them a charter and certain privlages because they restored him the throne of his father. His grant was for them to settle the land which was Carolina. He gave the eight nobleman the responsibility of governing the colony. There were many problems so they divided the colony into two royal provinces to make the colonial government more effective. There was now South Carolina and North Carolina. It used to be called Carolana when Sir Robert Heath was granted the land from King Charles the 1st in 1629. Sir Robert Heath never developed the land so King Charles the 2nd was granted the same territory. That's how he ended up up owning South Carolina in 1663.

  5. What the Founder Wanted to Use the Land for- King Charles the 2nd used the land for settlement, but most importantly farming. It's warm climate made it perfect for farming. So did its long growing season, ample rainfall, and flat land. Farming

  6. The Colony's Significance to Early America- Its farming was significant to early America. South Carolina was a very successful farming colony. There were many rice plantations worked by African andNative Americanslaves.

  7. A Nickname You Would Give the Colony- If I could give the colony of South Carolina a nickname it would be "Farm Country" because it was so successful with farming and because of that it had such significance to early America. Farm Country

  8. South Carolina Acrostic South Carolina was once called CarolanaOne of the wealthiest coloniesUsing indigo that farmers grew people could dye clothTo make the government more effective the region was divided into two royal provincesHot and humid climates were found down south including South Carolina Columbia is the capital and the largest city of South Carolina A famous war that had a lot of battles that took place in South Carolina is the Revolutionary War Riceand indigo was grown across the coast by farmersOne of the eight nobleman, Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, received the honor of owning two riversLatin form of the name CharlesIs a royal colony because of the violence between the settlers and the Native PeoplesNo other colony had more Revolutionary War battles take place A charter was given to the eight nobleman from King Charles the 2nd

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