723+The+Carolina+Colonies,+Southern

723 Nick Guo 723 August Rosenstein
 * 723 Elizabeth Bronnik **
 * 723 Denisse Rodriguez **

South Carolina:

Welcome to the Colonial South Carolina!

South Carolina is a southern Atlantic colony. It boards North Carolina to the north, and the south west by Georgia. This colony was the first colony to declare independence from the British during the American Revolution. The colony was originally named after King Charles II of England in honor of his father, Charles. It was the eighth colony to sign the constitution in 1788. It officially became a state on December 20, 1860.

Q1:
==Because of the founding of churches in South Carolina, religion in this colony was diverse. Many Churches formed in the 1700's and SC became known for religious freedom. ==  A regular church in the 1800s =Q2 = ==Normal families had their //boys// learn in lessons with other people. Wealthy families paid teachers to run a private school which taught children arithmatics, Latin, etc. At a certain age, wealthy families sent their children to Europe to learn more. In 1636, the first university, Harvard, was founded in America. ==



Harvard University in 1613

Q3 :
==Slavery was used in the South Carolina because it was easier and much faster to produce goods and crops. Due to slaves, they made a lot of money. The slaves would work all day without pay. Their owners would take the products and sell it either to Europe or other peoples who lived in the colony. They had a sustainable econimic system. ==

=Primary source document : =

http://www.teachingushistory.org/pdfs/Transciptionof1740SlaveCodes.pdf