How South Carolina's Climate Challenged Early Charles Town Settlers

The subtropical climate created severe hardships for English colonists:

1. Unfamiliar Diseases: Warm, humid conditions bred mosquitoes carrying malaria and yellow fever, causing high mortality.
2. Heat and Humidity: Limited outdoor work capacity; slowed construction and farming; food spoiled quickly.
3. Tropical Storms: Hurricanes damaged infrastructure and crops, disrupting economic stability.

Despite this, settlers adapted with better housing designs, new agricultural methods, and eventually built a prosperous colony.