Province of South Carolina
British province in North America (1712–1776) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the British province that existed from 1712 to 1776. For the U.S. state, see South Carolina.
The Province of South Carolina, originally known as Clarendon Province, 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 of the British Empire. The monarch of Great Britain was represented by the Governor of South Carolina, until the colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776.
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Province of Great Britain | |||||||||
1712–1776 | |||||||||
Location of South Carolina in North America | |||||||||
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"God Save the King"[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||
Capital | Charlestown | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Coordinates | 34°N 81°W | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
• Type | Proprietary colony (1712-1729) Crown colony (1729-1776) | ||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||
• 1712–1714 | Anne | ||||||||
• 1714–1727 | George I | ||||||||
• 1727–1760 | George II | ||||||||
• 1760–1776 | George III | ||||||||
Governor | |||||||||
• 1712 | Robert Gibbes (first) | ||||||||
• 1775–1776 | Lord William Campbell (last) | ||||||||
Legislature | General Assembly | ||||||||
• Upper house | Council | ||||||||
• Lower house | Assembly | ||||||||
Historical era | Georgian era | ||||||||
• Partition of Carolina | 24 January 1712 | ||||||||
• Charter of Georgia | June 9, 1732 | ||||||||
4 July 1776 | |||||||||
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Today part of | United States
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