Settlement in South Carolina

1607-1775. Learn the role of the African Slave Trade to the colonial economy (1607-1775), which included growing rice and indigo. Also learn about South Carolina's presence as one of the 13 colonies and how the colonial government (1607-1775) operated.
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 Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories 5
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories
Episode 5

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A Cultural Hearth The success of Barbados, Carolina, America, the New World for that matter is coterminous with slavery. The labor, the technology, the ingenuity, and the culture that supported this...
The Exploration of South Carolina
The Exploration of South Carolina

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Our nation is made up of many different kinds of people who come from all over the world for many different reasons. Some may come for jobs, family, political reasons, or a fresh start somewhere new...

 Broughton, Thomas | South Carolina Public Radio
Broughton, Thomas | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Broughton, Thomas (d.1737). Legislator, lieutenant governor. By the 1690s, Broughton had immigrated to South Carolina from the West Indies. He quickly became involved in the Indian trade...
 Bryan, Hugh | South Carolina Public Radio
Bryan, Hugh | South Carolina Public Radio

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"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...
 Bull, William, II | South Carolina Public Radio
Bull, William, II | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Bull, William, II (1710-1791). Lieutenant governor. Educated in England and the Netherlands, Bull was a member of the Commons House (1736-1749) and, on occasion, its speaker. In 1749, he...
 Archdale, John | South Carolina Public Radio
Archdale, John | South Carolina Public Radio

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"A" is for Archdale, John [1642-1717]. Proprietor. Governor. In 1664 Archdale was in New England. In 1681, he purchased a share of the Carolina Proprietorship in trust for his son Thomas Archdale...