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Europeans discover the provincfe of South Carolina.
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The Province of South Carolina was founded by eight proprietors in 1663.
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John locke wrote the fundamental orders of Carolina
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The town of Charles Town was settled in what is now South Carolina.
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First permanent english settlement in what is now Albemarle Point in what is now South Carolina.
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The Province of Carolina overthrows it's proprietary rule in 1719.
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The province of Carolina splits and North Carolina and South Carolina are formed.
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South Carolina is a royal colony
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The Stono rebellion passes through South Carolina in 1739
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The first settlers in south Carolina are represented in government.
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South Carolina is the first republic in America.
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South Carolina's first governor is elected.
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Battle victories in Cowpens and Kings Mountain South Carolina.
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South Carolina became a state on May 23, 1788
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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the union in 1860.
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The Civil war started in Charleston South Carolina in 1861
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The Shermans marched through South Carolina in 1863
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In 1865, 63,000 white men out of the stat's 291,000 fought in the civil war.
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In 1890, rice and cotton were replaced by tobacco as the main crop in South Carolina.
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In 1900, 6 out of ten residents in South Carolina were African-American.
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Hurricane hug swept through South Carolina with winds of 135 MPH and killing 37 people.
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The first female millitary student attended a millitary academy in South Carolina.
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The worst oil spill in South carolina caused 7,000,000 dollars in damage.
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The last confederat flag flying above the U.S. state house is removed.
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A flood that makes nationalnews takes place in South Carolina.
