jun 1, 1663 - Founding of South Carolina

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Founding of the South Carolina colony
Charles II granted land to English nobles
Relied on slavery
Enslavement in South Carolina
Labor needed for sugar and rice
Charleston was one of the main ports for enslaved africans
Small but super rich white landowners
Poverty in South Carolina colony
Wealthy planters controlled everything-> government, economy
Subsistence farmer: only grows and makes things to support the family, and doesn't buy much, but relied on richer people for access to land


Wealth passed through large landowners securing bound labor/enslavement
Created a class of inherited wealth

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