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Jan 1, 1521
First recorded Spanish expedition reached Carolina Coast
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Jan 25, 1524
First French ship explored Carolina Coast
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Jan 26, 1562
French tried to start a settlement
This settlement failed within a year. -
Jan 21, 1566
Spanish built coastal forts to discourage French settlements
The Spanish built forts in an effort to discourage the French from making any new settlements along the Carolina coast. -
King Charles 1 granted charter to Sir Robert Heath for all territory between North Carolina & Georgia
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King Charles 2 granted region of Carolina to eight Lords proprietors
This grant guaranteed religious freedom. -
First permenant settlements from England & Charles Town was founded.
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First French Huguenots arrived.
Charles Town moved to Oyster Point, which is where current day Charleston is. -
Carolina divided into present day North & South Carolina
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People began moving into inland South Carolina
This established nine townships. -
Nine different judical courts established
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Carolina's First Provinical Congress met
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Charles Town became Charleston
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Capitol moved to Columbia, South Carolina
The former capitol of South Carolina was Charleston, but it moved to Columbia, SC in this year. -
South Carolina became the eighth state in the US
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SC succeeded from the Union
At the beginning of the civil war, South Carolina was the first state to succeed from the Union.
