South Carolina



South Carolina was an 82,931 km2state in the southeastern United States, bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

The Province of South Carolina became a slave society after rice and indigo became established as commodity crops. From 1708 CE, a majority of the population were slaves, many born in Africa.

South Carolina was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788 CE. South Carolina became the first state to vote to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860 CE. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted into the United States on June 25, 1868 CE.

South Carolina was also the home of the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.

Pre-Ascent South Carolina
Agriculture was the single largest sector of the economy, South Carolina had 1,852,700 nonfarm jobs of which 12% were in manufacturing, 11.5% were in leisure and hospitality, 19% were in trade, transportation and utilities, and 11.8% were in education and health services. The service sector accounted for 83.7% of the South Carolina economy.

Modern South Carolina
Today, South Carolina is a quiet section of the North American region. Its main economic sectors today are agriculture, industry and tourism. The population of this area is approximately equal to its highest pre-WWIII level, although concentrated on the Atlantic Coast.

Sam Worthington Brown, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was born in this state.