came a shoare . . . we gave them Brass rings and 

 tobacco at which they seemed well pleased." 



Lord Shaftesbury, a backer of the Albemarle 

 settlement, wrote to Sir Peter Colleton, one of its 

 leaders, and commented: 

 I ... am glad to find that the tobacco of 

 Carolina gives it soe good a reputation 

 amongst you I was always more confident 

 and am dayly more and more confirmed that 

 it will prove the most flourishing plantation 

 that was ever settled in America . . . 

 The stage was set for South Carolina. The 

 growth of Charleston continued and other settle- 

 ments spread throughout the territory. The entire 

 area of Carolina, encompassing present day North 

 and South Carolina, was considered one colonial 

 territory, although it had two governors, until 

 about 1712. At this time the two areas became 

 independent of each other and were referred to as 

 North and South Carolina. 



c 



olonial difficulties 



During the same period the Church of England 

 had attempted to control the politics and com- 

 merce of the colony. Finding the authority of the 

 Church too depressing, the colonists revolted in 

 1719 and elected James Moore the Younger gover- 

 nor of South Carolina. Later, the English proprie- 

 tory was abandoned and South Carolina became 

 a Royal Province. 



By 1730, immigration to the Province increased 

 with an influx of settlers from Great Britain, 

 Scotland, Germany and Switzerland. 



The prosperity of South Carolina had reached 

 a paramount position in the colonies. Charleston 



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