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thriving settlement 



When Charles I made a land grant to Sir Robert 

 Heath in 1629, the area was named "Carolana." 

 Sir Robert failed to exploit his holdings and its 

 name was changed to Carolina when Charles II 

 granted the land to eight Lords proprietor in 1663. 

 The English settlement on the land between 

 the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, now Charleston, 

 began to thrive when cultivation of rice and indigo 

 became stable. Introduction of trade with local 

 Indians and Negro slavery further insured a suc- 

 cessful future for the colony. 



Under the leadership of its governor, William 

 Sayle, the colony multiplied in population and 

 affluence. In 1670, one settler wrote to a fellow 

 countryman and praised the land for its wealth 

 and potential: 



The Country proves good beyond expectation 

 and abounds in all things as good Oake, Ash, 

 Deare, Turkies, partridges, rabbits, turtle and 

 fish the land produceth anything that isputtin 

 it for wee have tried itt with Come, Cotton 

 and tobacco . . . which proves very well the 

 lateness of the season considered . . . 



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obaceo*s good reputation 



The settlers came to Carolina with tobacco. 

 Part of the group that settled at Albemarle Point 

 or Charleston, came from Barbados and were al- 

 ready familiar with the tobacco plant. One planta- 

 tion owner, upon his arrival in the new community 

 in 1672, noted the special interest the Indians 

 there had in tobacco when he wrote: "When we 



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