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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 Carolina has had six other constitutions, which were adopted in 1669, 1776, 1778, 1790, 1865 and 1868.
The South Carolina Historical Magazine 107.1 (2006): 26-41. Online; Oller, John. The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution (Da Capo Press, 2016). Olwell, Robert. Masters, Slaves, and Subjects: The Culture of Power in the South Carolina Low Country, 1740–1790. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998. Palmer, Aaron.
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an American statesman, military officer and Founding Father who served as United States Minister to France from 1796 to 1797. A delegate to the Constitutional Convention where he signed the Constitution of the United States, Pinckney was twice nominated by the Federalist ...
January–March. January 8 – President of the U.S. George Washington gives the first State of the Union address, in New York City. February 1 – In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time. February 11 – Two Quaker delegates petition the United States Congress for the abolition of slavery.
1795 – 11th Amendment "ratified by 12 of the then 15 states" 1795 – Pinckney's Treaty (also called Treaty of San Lorenzo) 1796 – Tennessee becomes the 16th state (formerly part of North Carolina) 1796 – Treaty of Tripoli; 1796 – U.S. presidential election, 1796: John Adams is elected president, Thomas Jefferson vice president
When the ink dried, South Carolina became the 25th state to restrict or ban such care for minors. The governor announced the signing on social media and said he would hold a ceremonial bill ...
Continental Army. South Carolina Militia. Years of service. 1778; 1780–1782. Battles/wars. American Revolutionary War. Aedanus Burke (June 16, 1743 – March 30, 1802) was a soldier, slaveholder, judge, and United States Representative from South Carolina. [1]
John Rutledge (September 17, 1739 – June 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original associate justices of the Supreme Court and the second chief justice of the United States. Additionally, he served as the first president of South Carolina and later as its first governor after the ...