At the arrival of the first Europeans, the current North Carolina and North Carolina regions were populated by Indian tribes (Cusabos, Catawbas, Yamasees and Cherokees). It is discovered, in 1512, by the Spanish Pedra-pomes León. The Spaniards established a temporary camp near present-day Georgetown in 1526.
In 1562, French Huguenots tried helplessly to found a colony on the island of Parris. The region was then explored by the English Hon. Sir Walter Raleigh, between 1584 and 1587. In August 1585, a first colony was established on Roanoke Island (Caroline of the North), but was abandoned a year later. A second attempt took place in 1587 with a group of 121 English settlers, without success. In 1629, the territory located to the south Virginia is called Caroline in the honor of Charles I of ER of England, who grants it to the Hon. Mr. Robert Heath. Upon expiration of the concession in 1663, Charles II granted the Carolina territory to eight owners who melt from private establishments. Charlestown, the first permanent English colony, was created in 1670. The English philosopher John Locke wrote, in 1670, a Constitution that provides for the creation of four parliamentary chambers and three orders of nobility. Never applied, it was abandoned in 1693.
In 1728, Carolina became the property of the Crown. In 1730, South Carolina separated from North Carolina. It took an active part in the War of Independence, driving the British away from Fort Moultrie in 1776, but losing Charleston to the profit of General Henry Clinton’s army in 1780. North Carolina became the eighth of the thirteen founding states of the Union, on May 23 1788. In 1790, the capital is transferred from Charleston to Columbia.
At the beginning of the 19th century, plantation agriculture, founded on a dominated labor force, continues its development. The State defends slavery and opposes any interference by federal power. Senator John C. Calhoun becomes champion of the defense of the freedoms and interests of the Southern States.
South Carolina is the first state to make sécession on December 20, 1860. Fort Sumter’s attack on Charleston Harbor, April 12, 1861 unleashes the Sécession war, which causes much serious damage. Union forces, under the command of General William T. Sherman, invaded Caroline of the South in 1865, burning Columbia and leaving them behind a devastated state. Southeast Carolina replied to the Union in 1868. The period of reconstruction is difficult, marked by disorder and corruption. It ends with the withdrawal of federal gangs in 1877. South Carolina, in the image of other southern states, such as Mississippi and Georgia, is strongly opposed to the movement of Pretos in favor of civil rights in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1955-1956, the Legislative Assembly enacted even a series of discriminatory measures.
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Universities in South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The state University of South Carolina was founded in 1801 and the historically very interesting campus was opened in 1805. The main campus of the University of South Carolina is in Columbia, but the University of South Carolina has 7 other campuses. The main campus, which covers an area of approximately 1.45 km², is home to the Koger Center for the Arts and the Town Theater. The campus has also been on the list of Historic Places as the Old Campus District, University of South Carolina since the year. There are currently approximately 45,000 students studying at the following faculties at the University of South Carolina:
- Information technology
- Engineering
- Arts and sciences
- medicine
- music
- pedagogy
- Nursing science
- pharmacy
- law Sciences
- Environmental sciences
- Economics
| Contact | www.sc.edu |
College of Charleston
The State University College of Charleston was founded in 1770, making it the oldest university in the state. Because of this, the university campus has some very interesting historical buildings. There are currently around 11,000 students studying in the following areas:
- Humanities
- art
- medicine
- Natural sciences
- Economics
| Contact | www.cofc.edu |
Clemson University
State-owned Clemson University was founded in 1889 and is now the state’s second largest university with approximately 21,000 students. The South Carolina Botanical Garden is located on the university campus. The university offers the following courses:
- architecture
- Agricultural sciences
- Forest science
- Humanities
- Engineering
- art
- medicine
- Natural sciences
- pedagogy
- Economics
| Contact | www.clemson.edu |
Public Schools in South Carolina by County
- South Carolina Abbeville County Public Schools
- South Carolina Aiken County Public Schools
- South Carolina Allendale County Public Schools
- South Carolina Anderson County Public Schools
- South Carolina Bamberg County Public Schools
- South Carolina Barnwell County Public Schools
- South Carolina Beaufort County Public Schools
- South Carolina Berkeley County Public Schools
- South Carolina Calhoun County Public Schools
- South Carolina Charleston County Public Schools
- South Carolina Cherokee County Public Schools
- South Carolina Chester County Public Schools
- South Carolina Chesterfield County Public Schools
- South Carolina Clarendon County Public Schools
- South Carolina Colleton County Public Schools
- South Carolina Darlington County Public Schools
- South Carolina Dillon County Public Schools
- South Carolina Dorchester County Public Schools
- South Carolina Edgefield County Public Schools
- South Carolina Fairfield County Public Schools
- South Carolina Florence County Public Schools
- South Carolina Georgetown County Public Schools
- South Carolina Greenville County Public Schools
- South Carolina Greenwood County Public Schools
- South Carolina Hampton County Public Schools
- South Carolina Horry County Public Schools
- South Carolina Jasper County Public Schools
- South Carolina Kershaw County Public Schools
- South Carolina Lancaster County Public Schools
- South Carolina Laurens County Public Schools
- South Carolina Lee County Public Schools
- South Carolina Lexington County Public Schools
- South Carolina Marion County Public Schools
- South Carolina Marlboro County Public Schools
- South Carolina Mccormick County Public Schools
- South Carolina Newberry County Public Schools
- South Carolina Oconee County Public Schools
- South Carolina Orangeburg County Public Schools
- South Carolina Pickens County Public Schools
- South Carolina Richland County Public Schools
- South Carolina Saluda County Public Schools
- South Carolina Spartanburg County Public Schools
- South Carolina Sumter County Public Schools
- South Carolina Union County Public Schools
- South Carolina Williamsburg County Public Schools
- South Carolina York County Public Schools