Colonial Life

1607- 1733. South Carolina was one of the 13 English Colonies. In this section, learn about significant people and life during the colonial era.

PHOTO CREDIT: A Plan Of Charles Town, 1704, Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

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PHOTO CREDIT: A Plan Of Charles Town, 1704, Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Francis Salvador | S.C. Hall of Fame
Francis Salvador | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Francis Salvador (1747-1776) was an English-born plantation owner in the colony of South Carolina. He was the first professing Jewish person elected to public office in the colonies when chosen to...
Pirates of the Carolinas 2
Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 2

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Pirates had a strict list of articles, or laws, that had to be signed by each member of the crew before a voyage began. Those rules governed who would get how much of whatever treasure was captured...
We Have A Story To Tell 1
We Have A Story To Tell
Episode 1

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Produced by Mark Adams, this Carolina Stories documentary tells the story of the South Carolina Army National Guard, from its founding in 1670, to present day. The Guard’s history is long and rich...
Living History Park | Go For It
Living History Park | Go For It

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

From baking and toy making, to weaving and making furniture, Devyn goes to the Living History Park in North Augusta, GA to try out colonial life.
Historic Brattonsville | Go For It
Historic Brattonsville | Go For It

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Join Devyn as she steps back in time on a visit to Historic Brattonsville, one of the many sites throughout the state that preserves South Carolina’s unique Revolutionary War history.
A History of Fort Frederick | Digital Shorts
A History of Fort Frederick | Digital Shorts

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

280 years ago, the colonial government in Port Royal conceded to the settlers’ demands for a new fort for protection from a Spanish incursion. Although its original mission was short-lived, in 1863...
Fort Frederick, Chapter 3 3
Fort Frederick, Chapter 3
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The Colonials arrive in Port Royal and the Crown allocates funds for a fort.
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories 3
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories
Episode 3

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Grades: 4 6 8 9 10

The Barbados Adventurers With the success of the sugarcane crop, Barbados quickly became the wealthiest colony in the New World, and the most densely populated place on the planet. Successful...
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories 4
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories
Episode 4

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Grades: 4 6 8 9 10 Higher Education

Colony Of A Colony Most of the colonists who settled in Carolina were wealthy English planters, with names such as Middleton, Drayton, Colleton, and Yeamans. The vast wealth accrued in Carolina was...