The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Carolina:

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

– state in the

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on the Atlantic coast. Originally part of the

Province of Carolina Province of Carolina was a province of England (1663–1707) and Great Britain (1707–1712) that existed in North America and the Caribbean from 1663 until partitioned into North and South on January 24, 1712. It is part of present-day Alabam ...

, the Province of South Carolina was the first of the

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that declared independence from the British Crown during the

American Revolution The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revoluti ...

. South Carolina was the first state to ratify the

Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 Colonies of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government. It was approved after much debate (between July 1776 and November 1777) by ...

, the 8th state to ratify the US Constitution on May 23, 1788. South Carolina later became the first state to vote to secede from the Union which it did on December 20, 1860. It was readmitted to the United States on June 25, 1868.In '' Texas vs. White'' (1869), the Supreme Court ruled that the ordinances of secession (including that of South Carolina) were invalid, and thus those states had never left the Union. However, South Carolina did not regain representation in Congress until that date.

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State of South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: SC *** ISO 3166-2 code: US-SC ***

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second-level domain: .sc.us ** Nicknames *** Palmetto StateBarry Popik
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Products State (in disuse) (previously used on license plates) * Adjectivals **

South Carolinian The following is a list of prominent people who were born in the U.S. state of South Carolina, lived in South Carolina, or for whom South Carolina is a significant part of their identity. It is divided into two major sections, living and dece ...

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Geography of South Carolina

Geography of South Carolina * South Carolina is: a

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of the United States of America * Location **

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Southern United States The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean ...

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Deep South The Deep South or the Lower South is a cultural and geographic subregion in the Southern United States. The term was first used to describe the states most dependent on plantations and slavery prior to the American Civil War. Following the wa ...

* Population of South Carolina: 4,625,364 (2010 U.S. Census) * Area of South Carolina: * Atlas of South Carolina

Places in South Carolina

* Historic places in South Carolina **

National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina, United States. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes buildings, sites, structures, d ...

National Register of Historic Places listings in South Carolina Image:South Carolina counties map.png, 400px, South Carolina counties (clickable map) poly 112 69 79 78 76 91 63 99 62 103 58 103 53 110 53 114 49 113 43 118 43 126 38 130 39 138 46 144 52 149 56 153 57 155 66 155 71 162 78 170 81 171 82 176 94 ...

*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina * National Natural Landmarks in South Carolina * National parks in South Carolina * State parks in South Carolina

Environment of South Carolina

* Climate of South Carolina * Protected areas in South Carolina ** State forests of South Carolina * Superfund sites in South Carolina * Wildlife of South Carolina ** Fauna of South Carolina *** Birds of South Carolina *** Reptiles **** Snakes of South Carolina

Natural geographic features of South Carolina

* Rivers of South Carolina

Regions of South Carolina

Administrative divisions of South Carolina

* The 46 counties of the state of South Carolina ** Municipalities in South Carolina ***

Cities in South Carolina A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be de ...

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State capital Below is an index of pages containing lists of capital cities. National capitals *List of national capitals * List of national capitals by latitude *List of national capitals by population * List of national capitals by area * List of capital c ...

of South Carolina: **** City nicknames in South Carolina *** Towns in South Carolina ** Census-designated places in South Carolina

Demography of South Carolina

Demographics of South Carolina

Government and politics of South Carolina

Politics of South Carolina South Carolina government and politics covers the three different branches of government, as well as the state constitution, law enforcement agencies, federal representation, state finances, and state taxes. South Carolina is a state in the Unite ...

* Form of government: U.S. state government *

United States congressional delegations from South Carolina These are tables of congressional delegations from South Carolina to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the South Carolina delegation is Representative and House Majority Whip Jim Clyb ...

* South Carolina State Capitol * Elections in South Carolina *

Political party strength in South Carolina The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of South Carolina: *Governor *Lieutenant Governor * Secretary of State *Attorney General *Treasurer *Comptroller General *Superintendent of Education *Adjutant General ...

Branches of the government of South Carolina

Government of South Carolina

Executive branch of the government of South Carolina

* Governor of South Carolina ** Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina **

Secretary of State of South Carolina The secretary of state of South Carolina is an elected position that is responsible to maintain clear records of statewide corporations, supply to the public with customer service, and administrate the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act. Since ...

* State departments **

South Carolina Department of Transportation The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is a government agency in the US state of South Carolina. Its mission is to build and maintain roads and bridges and administer mass transit services. By state law, the SCDOT's function and ...

Legislative branch of the government of South Carolina

* South Carolina General Assembly ( bicameral) **

Upper house An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restric ...

: South Carolina Senate ** Lower house:

South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seati ...

Judicial branch of the government of South Carolina

Courts of South Carolina * Supreme Court of South Carolina

Law and order in South Carolina

Law of South Carolina * Cannabis in South Carolina * Capital punishment in South Carolina ** Individuals executed in South Carolina *

Constitution of South Carolina The Constitution of the State of South Carolina is the governing document of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It describes the structure and function of the state's government. The current constitution took effect on December 4, 1895. South Caro ...

Crime in South Carolina This article refers to crime in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Statistics In 2008 there were 192,751 crimes reported in South Carolina, including 307 murders. In 2014 there were 174,269 crimes reported, including 311 murders. Capital punishm ...

* Gun laws in South Carolina * Law enforcement in South Carolina ** Law enforcement agencies in South Carolina *

Same-sex marriage in South Carolina Same-sex marriage in South Carolina has been legal since a federal court order took effect on November 20, 2014. Another court ruling on November 18 had ordered the state to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions. Following the 20 ...

Military in South Carolina

* South Carolina Air National Guard *

South Carolina Army National Guard The South Carolina Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the U.S. Army's available combat forces and approximat ...

History of South Carolina

History of South Carolina South Carolina was one of the thirteen colonies that first formed the United States. European exploration of the area began in April 1540 with the Hernando de Soto expedition, which unwittingly introduced diseases that decimated the local Native ...

History of South Carolina, by period

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colony of

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, 1565–1763 *

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, 1663–1707 * French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763 *

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

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Province of South Carolina, 1712–1776 *

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, 1754–1763 ** Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762 **

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, 1763–1783 **

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American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 **

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, September 3, 1783 *

since 1776 ***Adopts a

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for an independent

, March 15, 1776 **

United States Declaration of Independence The United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen States of America, is the pronouncement and founding document adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at Pennsylvania State House ( ...

, July 4, 1776 **

Cherokee–American wars The Cherokee–American wars, also known as the Chickamauga Wars, were a series of raids, campaigns, ambushes, minor skirmishes, and several full-scale frontier battles in the Old Southwest from 1776 to 1794 between the Cherokee and American se ...

, 1776–1794 ***Second state to ratify the

Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 Colonies of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government. It was approved after much debate (between July 1776 and November 1777) by ...

, signed July 9, 1778 ** Western territorial claims ceded 1787 ** Eighth State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on May 23, 1788 **

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States, United States of America and its Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom ...

, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 ***

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, December 24, 1814 **

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becomes seventh

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on March 4, 1829 **

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, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 ***First state to declare secession from the United States on December 20, 1860 ***Founding state of the

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on February 8, 1861 **

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, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 ***

South Carolina in the American Civil War South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in December 1860, and was one of the founding member states of the Confederacy in February 1861. The bombardment of the beleaguered U.S. garrison at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbo ...

**** Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12–13, 1861 ****

Carolinas Campaign The campaign of the Carolinas (January 1 – April 26, 1865), also known as the Carolinas campaign, was the final campaign conducted by the United States Army (Union Army) against the Confederate States Army in the Western Theater. On January ...

, January 5 – April 26, 1865 ** South Carolina in Reconstruction, 1865–1868 **Fifth former

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readmitted to the United States on July 9, 1868 * Conservative rule, 1870-1890 * Tillman era and disfranchisement, 1890-1914 * Roaring Twenties and Great Depression, 1914-1940 *

South Carolina in the civil rights movement Prior to the civil rights movement in South Carolina, African Americans in the state had very few political rights. South Carolina briefly had a majority-black government during the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War, Civil War, but ...

, 1950-1970 * Modern Era, 1970 - present

Culture of South Carolina

Culture of South Carolina * Museums in South Carolina * Religion in South Carolina ** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Carolina ** Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina (disambiguation) * Scouting in South Carolina * State symbols of South Carolina ** Flag of the State of South Carolina ** Great Seal of the State of South Carolina SouthCarolinastateseal

The arts in South Carolina

* Music of South Carolina

Sports in South Carolina

Economy and infrastructure of South Carolina

Economy of South Carolina * Communications in South Carolina ** Newspapers in South Carolina ** Radio stations in South Carolina **

Television stations in South Carolina Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

* Health care in South Carolina **

Hospitals in South Carolina A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...

Transportation in South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

Airports in South Carolina An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfac ...

Education in South Carolina

Education in South Carolina * Schools in South Carolina **

School districts in South Carolina A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulso ...

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High schools in South Carolina High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift to ...

** Colleges and universities in South Carolina *** University of South Carolina ***

South Carolina State University South Carolina State University (SCSU or SC State) is a public, historically black, land-grant university in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. It is the only public, historically black land-grant institution in South Carolina, is a memb ...

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Clemson University Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enr ...

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South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

General reference

Geography of South Carolina

Places in South Carolina

Environment of South Carolina

Natural geographic features of South Carolina

Regions of South Carolina

Administrative divisions of South Carolina

Demography of South Carolina

Government and politics of South Carolina

Branches of the government of South Carolina

Executive branch of the government of South Carolina

Legislative branch of the government of South Carolina

Judicial branch of the government of South Carolina

Law and order in South Carolina

Military in South Carolina

History of South Carolina

History of South Carolina, by period

Culture of South Carolina

The arts in South Carolina

Sports in South Carolina

Economy and infrastructure of South Carolina

Education in South Carolina

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