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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.

Beyond Barbados: Sweet Success | Carolina Stories 2

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Beyond Barbados: Sweet Success | Carolina Stories
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Sweet Success Dutch Sephardic Jewish colonists moved from Brazil to Barbados to escape the religious persecution of the Spanish Inquisition. These Sephardic Jews brought with them the knowledge to...
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories 1

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Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories
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In The Beginning Most students today understand that the Carolinas were colonized by the English who had come to the Charleston area by way of Caribbean trade routes, primarily Barbados. The story of...
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories 3

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Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories
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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...
French And Indian War Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell - Episode 3 French and Indian War, Part 1 | History In A Nutshell 1

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French and Indian War, Part 1 | History In A Nutshell
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Although the French and Indian War began officially in 1756, rising tension and engagements between British and French colonists happened years prior. With the English, French, and Native Americans...
French And Indian War Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell - Episode 3 French and Indian War, Part 2 | History In A Nutshell 2

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French and Indian War, Part 2 | History In A Nutshell
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Part two briefly outlines the French and Indian War. After England officially declares war on France in 1756, this marks the beginning of both the French and Indian War, and the Seven Years War...
Bull, William | South Carolina Public Radio Bryan, Hugh | South Carolina Public Radio

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Bryan, Hugh | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Bryan, Hugh (1699-1753). Planter, evangelist. Born of the colony’s southern frontier, Bryan was captured by Indians during the Yamassee War. After his release, he settled in St. Helena’s...
Beech Island | South Carolina Public Radio

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Beech Island | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Beech Island [Aiken County; population 4,834]. Named for the beech trees growing in the wetlands of the nearby Savannah River swamp—and possibly a dead river island—Beech Island began in...
Berkeley County | South Carolina Public Radio

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Berkeley County | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Berkeley County [1,098 sq. miles; population 142,651]. Created on May 10, 1682, Berkeley was one of South Carolina's first three counties. It was named for two of the Lords Proprietors...