Essay, Research Paper: South Carolina Colony

South Carolina
South Carolina was one of the last colonies, although it held the first,
permident, English settlement, which was called Charleston. South Carolina had
many rich people settle there. There were many people that played a key part in
the colonization of South Carolina. Some of these include Joseph Blake, King
William, and Eliza Lucas. The South Carolina colony would not of been the
same without the help of these people.
Joseph Blake was a very honest governor. He began to force pirates pit
of the South Carolina Harbor. But the pirates did not give up easily. They
sneaked around the islands of the coast. Now they were no longer friends of the
Carolina traders.
King William established an act of grace in March of 1701. This act
offered pardons for all piracles commited before June 4, 1701, if the pirates
would surrender and take the oath if allegiance. Many of them decided to do
this. They gave up pirating and settled on the coast of South Carolina to make a
living trading. This was a great way of living for the pirates.
Eliza Lucas was a very important woman in colonial South Carolina. She
was the first cultivator fo the plant indigo. Eliza was especially interested in this
plant. It was brought to the colony fromt he West Indies. After she planted it,
she watched it grow for four months. The stalks were cut by the slaves and
carried to vats, which are tanks for holding objects. The vats were 16 square
feet, and 2 feet deep. Although there was a law that prohibited work on Sunday,
the changed it so that the indigo would have the proper care. Eliza raised
successfull crops for 3 years in a row. Later, indigo became a chief export.
There were a lot more people that were noted in the South Carolina
colony. Some did things that weren't mentioning, and others did things changed
the world. Later as time went on, South Carolina became the 8th state in the
United States