Overview of and topical guide to South Carolina
The location of the state of South Carolina in the United States of America The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Carolina:
South Carolina 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.[note 1]
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
An enlargeable map of the 46 counties of the state 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 , 1565–1763English Province of Carolina , 1663–1707French colony of Louisiane , 1699–1763British Province of Carolina , 1707–1712British Province of South Carolina , 1712–1776French and Indian War , 1754–1763
British Indian Reserve , 1763–1783
American Revolutionary War , April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
State of South Carolina since 1776
United States Declaration of Independence , July 4, 1776Cherokee–American wars , 1776–1794
Western territorial claims ceded 1787Eighth State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on May 23, 1788War of 1812 , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
Andrew Jackson becomes seventh President of the United States on March 4, 1829Mexican–American War , April 25, 1846 – 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 – May 13, 1865
South Carolina in Reconstruction , 1865–1868Fifth former Confederate state readmitted to the United States on July 9, 1868 Conservative rule , 1870-1890Tillman era and disfranchisement , 1890-1914Roaring Twenties and Great Depression , 1914-1940South Carolina in the civil rights movement , 1950-1970Modern Era , 1970–present
