Province of South Carolina
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Was a province of the Kingdom of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies that later declared independence on July 4, 1776.
Establishment
January 1712: The "Partition of Carolina" in 1712 divided the Carolina territory into two separate colonies: the Province of North Carolina and the Province of South Carolina.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Was a war fought in North Carolina mainly between the Tuscarora people and the English settlers.
January 1713: South Carolina sent Colonel John Barnwell with a force of 30 white officers and about 500 Native Americans from South Carolina, including Yamasee, Wateree, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, and Apalachee. Barnwell's expedition traveled over 300 miles and arrived in January 1712. There the force was supplemented by 50 local militiamen and attacked the Tuscarora, who retreated to Fort Neoheroka in Greene County.
February 1713: In 1713, Colonel John Barnwell led an expedition against the Tuscarora. This disappointed the North Carolina settlers who had hoped for a complete defeat of the Tuscarora. Barnwell later left for South Carolina, leaving the territory to be incorporated into the Province of North Carolina.
Was the war of independence of the United States of America (at the time the Thirteen Colonies) against Great Britain.
July 1776: United States Declaration of Independence: the Thirteen Colonies at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, no longer under British rule.
2.1.Southern theatre of the American Revolutionary War
Was the southern theater of war of the American Revolutionary War. It encompassed engagements primarily in Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina.
2.1.1.Snow Campaign
Was a U.S. military campaign in Carolina during the American Revolutionary War.
September 1775: Patriot militia seized Fort Johnson, the principal fortification overlooking the Charleston harbor.
November 1776: By November 27 a Colonial army led by Colonel Richardson reached the Congaree River.
December 1776: By December 2, 1776, General George Washington had reached the Dutch Fork region in South Carolina.
December 1776: The Patriot force occupied the North Carolina interior by December 23. The Patriot forces then made their way back toward the coast.
Disestablishment
July 1776: United States Declaration of Independence: the Thirteen Colonies at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, no longer under British rule.
November 1776: By November 27 a Colonial army led by Colonel Richardson reached the Congaree River.
December 1776: By December 2, 1776, General George Washington had reached the Dutch Fork region in South Carolina.
December 1776: The Patriot force occupied the North Carolina interior by December 23. The Patriot forces then made their way back toward the coast.
Selected Sources
Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
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