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Jan 1, 1500
Early Settlements & Expeditions
Early Carolina Expeditions and Settlements -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
The Colony of South Carolina
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Jun 24, 1521
Spanish Expedition
First recorded Spanish expedition reaches the Carolina coast, probably near Winyah Bay. -
Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni da Verrazano
Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano ( 1485 - 1528 ) arriving at Cape Fear, explores the Carolina coast for France -
Jan 1, 1524
First French Ship
First French ship explored Carolina coast -
Aug 1, 1526
Spanish Settlement
First Spanish attempt at a settlement, San Miguel de Gualdape, probably near Winyah Bay. Colony fails within a year, and only 150 of 500 settlers live to return home. -
Jan 1, 1540
Gold
Spanish explorer, Spanish Hernando de Soto (1500-1542) explores the area in search of gold -
Jan 1, 1562
French Settlement
First French attempt at a settlement made by Jean Ribaut on Parris Island. Built a fort named Charlesfort. Settlement fails within a year. Similar French attempts to settle in Florida bring about bloody Spanish massacre and equally bloody French reprisal. -
Jan 1, 1565
St. Augustine
St. Augustine founded -
Jan 1, 1566
Spain bulids costal forts
Spain decides to build coastal forts to discourage French settlements. First of these, Fort San Felipe later rebuilt as Fort San Marco), is built near the ruins of Charlesfort. -
New Name
In 1629, Charles I, King of England, granted his attorney general a charter to everything between latitudes 36 and 31. He called this land the Province of Carlana, which would later be changed to "Carolina" for pronunciation, after the Latin form of his own name. -
Prince takes the throne
Cromwell dies and his son, Richard, is too weak to take power. The Prince of Wales, Charles II, assumes the throne. -
Founded
The Colony of South Carolina was the eleventh colony to be founded in the United States out of thirteen original colonies. It was founded by The Eight Lord Proprietors of England. Before and after Carolina was seperated into two colonies in the 1690's, North and South Carolina, South Carolina served as a buffer between Northern English and Southern Spanish colonies just like the north. -
Carolina Colonists Sail
Carolina colonists sail from London on three ships: the Albemarle, the Port Royal, and the Carolina. -
Colonists Sail Destroyed
November 2 - The colonists reach Barbados, where their ships are struck by a hurricane. The Albemarle is destroyed and the Port Royal and Carolina are damaged. -
City walls built
1695 - City walls and six bastions are built about this time -
African slaves White Servants
1698 - October 8 - Increasing importation of African slaves prompts a law providing cash incentive for bringing white servants into Carolina. -
War
A pan-Indian alliance rose up against the settlers in the Yamasee War (1715–1717) and nearly destroyed the colony. But the Yemasee were defeated and, with exposure to European infectious diseases, the backcountry's Yemasee population was greatly reduced.[7] -
Crown Takes Control
Crown takes control of South Carolina -
War
King George's War -
Independence
The colony of South Carolina became independent in March 1776 and joined the United States of America. -
War
The Battle of Kings Mountain
