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April, 1775: The Rebellion of South Carolina
After Britain passed the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, in 1774, dissatisfaction rose among the American colonists. …
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March, 1663: Charles II issues the Carolina Charter
King Charles II was known as the Merry Monarch. After years of exile during Oliver Cromwell’s Puritan Commonwealth, Charles was …
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February, 1779: The Battle of Port Royal
After the British took Savannah, Georgia, in December 1778, they decided to establish a base to the north, on Port …
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January, 1814: A South Carolinian is Elected Speaker of the House
As of January 4, 2023, only 54 people have served as speaker of the house. The ninth person to do …
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