South Carolina English Colony

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English Colonies Imagine going back in time around the 1600s and the 1700s. There were many colonies being settled, warfare breaking out, and lots of trade. The colonies are separated into 3 different regions. They are the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern colonies. Each region had many other colonies. The New England colonies were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The Southern Colonies were New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Last were the Southern Colonies, Maryland, Virginia, South and North Carolina, and Georgia. There were many different reasons why they were founded. South Carolina was a colony that was once was combined with North Carolina. Together they were founded in 1663 by a group of eight proprietors. It was mainly founded for trade farming and religious freedom. In 1712, South Carolina was split from North Carolina and they became their own individual colonies. South Carolina is under a royal government. The settlers of South Carolina were usually plantation owners or farmers who grew indigo, rice, tobacco, and cotton. They also raised cattle. Temperatures were ranging from 92°F-31°F. King Charles II created the colony and named it after himself. Charles in Latin is carolus. New York was a colony with a royal government. It was founded by Peter Minuit in1624 to expand trade. New York was formally called New Netherlands. Temperature could have ranged from 5°F-80ºF. The people of New York farmed many crops on their fertile land and fished for whales and fish on sea. Many of the people were farmers. If one did not choose to be a farmer, they often went into the business, trade with Britain, shop keeping, blacksmithing, or carpentry, slave trade, forestry. Massachusetts was a colony that also had a royal government. The men of this colony were mainly famers. The women would cook and

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