Outline of South Carolina

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

The Great Seal of the State of South Carolina

South Carolina – state in the Southeastern United States on the Atlantic coast. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was the first of the Thirteen Colonies that declared independence from the British Crown during the American Revolution. South Carolina was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, 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.^{[note 1]}

General reference

An enlargeable map of the state of South Carolina

Names
Common name: South Carolina
Pronunciation: /ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/

Official name: State of South Carolina

Abbreviations and name codes
Postal symbol: SC

ISO 3166-2 code: US-SC

Internet second-level domain: .sc.us

Nicknames
Palmetto State[1]

Sandlapper State

Iodine Products State (in disuse)[2] (previously used on license plates)
Adjectivals
- South Carolina
- South Carolinian
Demonym: South Carolinian

Geography of South Carolina

South Carolina is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Eastern United States
        East Coast of the United States
        
        Southeastern United States
        
        Southern United States
        Deep South
Population of South Carolina: 4,625,364 (2010 U.S. Census^[3])
Area of South Carolina:
Atlas of South Carolina

Places 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

An enlargeable map of the 46 counties of the state of South Carolina

The 46 counties of the state of South Carolina
- Municipalities in South Carolina
  - Cities in South Carolina
    - State capital 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

Branches of the government of South Carolina

Government of South Carolina

Executive branch of the government of South Carolina

Military in South Carolina

History of South Carolina

History of South Carolina, by period

Indigenous peoples
Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
English Province of Carolina, 1663–1707
French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
British Province of Carolina, 1707–1712
British Province of South Carolina, 1712–1776
French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
- Royal Proclamation of 1763
American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
State of South Carolina since 1776
- - Adopts a constitution for an independent State of South Carolina, March 15, 1776
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Cherokee–American wars, 1776–1794
  - Second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, 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, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
  - Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Andrew Jackson becomes seventh President of the United States on March 4, 1829
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  - First state to declare secession from the United States on December 20, 1860
  - Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - South Carolina in the American Civil War
    - Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12–13, 1861
    - Carolinas Campaign, January 5 – April 26, 1865
- South Carolina in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
- Fifth former Confederate state 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, 1950-1970
Modern Era, 1970–present

History of South Carolina, by subject

List of South Carolina state legislatures

Culture of South Carolina

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
Health care in South Carolina
- Hospitals in South Carolina
Transportation in South Carolina
- Airports in South Carolina

Education in South Carolina

Schools in South Carolina
- School districts in South Carolina
  - High schools in South Carolina
- Colleges and universities in South Carolina

Notes

^ 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.

References

^ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
^ "Iodine". South Carolina Encyclopedia. 2007-04-14. Archived from the original on May 19, 2006. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts South Carolina". Archived from the original on 2014-01-19.