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The first English settlement was made in Charleston.
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South Carolina officially seperated from North Carolina creating their own government.
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Once the Revolutionary War ended, South Carolina became the 13th State to joiun the U.S.
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The first capital was Charleston, but later became Columbia, since it waas closer to the middle of the state.
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The craetion of the Cotton Gin helped South CArolina became very welathy off of cotton. By mid-1800s, the state had over 400,000 slaves helping with this endeavor.
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Abraham Lincoln became president and South Carolina seceded from the Union for fear that they might lose their slaves. South Carolina had become the Confederates State of America.
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South Carolina troops fired on Fort Sumnter in Charleston Harbor. South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.
