The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Carolina:
South Carolina – state in the Southeastern United States on the Atlantic coast. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was the first of the Thirteen Colonies that declared independence from the British Crown during the American Revolution. South Carolina was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, the 8th state to ratify the US Constitution on May 23, 1788. South Carolina later became the first state to vote to secede from the Union which it did on December 20, 1860. It was readmitted to the United States on June 25, 1868.
General reference
Geography of South Carolina
Geography of South Carolina
Places in South Carolina
Environment of South Carolina
Natural geographic features of South Carolina
Regions of South Carolina
Administrative divisions of South Carolina
Demography of South Carolina
Demographics of South Carolina
Government and politics of South Carolina
Politics of South Carolina
Branches of the government of South Carolina
Government of South Carolina
Executive branch of the government of South Carolina
Legislative branch of the government of South Carolina
Judicial branch of the government of South Carolina
Courts of South Carolina
Law and order in South Carolina
Law of South Carolina
Military in South Carolina
History of South Carolina
History of South Carolina
History of South Carolina, by period
- Indigenous peoples
- Spanish colony of Florida, 1565âÂÂ1763
- English Province of Carolina, 1663âÂÂ1707
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699âÂÂ1763
- British Province of Carolina, 1707âÂÂ1712
- British Province of South Carolina, 1712âÂÂ1776
- French and Indian War, 1754âÂÂ1763
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
- British Indian Reserve, 1763âÂÂ1783
- Royal Proclamation of 1763
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 â September 3, 1783
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- State of South Carolina since 1776
- Adopts a constitution for an independent State of South Carolina, March 15, 1776
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- CherokeeâÂÂAmerican wars, 1776âÂÂ1794
- Second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed July 9, 1778
- Western territorial claims ceded 1787
- Eighth State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on May 23, 1788
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 â March 23, 1815
- Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Andrew Jackson becomes seventh President of the United States on March 4, 1829
- MexicanâÂÂAmerican War, April 25, 1846 â February 2, 1848
- First state to declare secession from the United States on December 20, 1860
- Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 â May 13, 1865
- South Carolina in the American Civil War
- Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12âÂÂ13, 1861
- Carolinas campaign, January 5 â April 26, 1865
- South Carolina in Reconstruction, 1865âÂÂ1868
- Fifth former Confederate state readmitted to the United States on July 9, 1868
- Conservative rule, 1870-1890
- Tillman era and disfranchisement, 1890-1914
- Roaring Twenties and Great Depression, 1914-1940
- South Carolina in the civil rights movement, 1950-1970
- Modern Era, 1970âÂÂpresent
History of South Carolina, by subject
Culture of South Carolina
Culture of South Carolina
The arts in South Carolina
Sports in South Carolina
Sports in South Carolina
Economy and infrastructure of South Carolina
Economy of South Carolina
Education in South Carolina
Education in South Carolina
See also
Notes
References
External links