What are the colonial and territorial days of South Carolina?

* 1670: English settlers establish the first permanent settlement in South Carolina at Charles Town (present-day Charleston).

* 1719: The colony of South Carolina is established as a separate province from North Carolina.

* 1732: The colony of Georgia is established to the south of South Carolina.

* 1751: The Cherokee War begins between the British colonists and the Cherokee Indians.

* 1765: The Stamp Act is passed by the British Parliament, sparking protests in South Carolina.

* 1776: South Carolina declares independence from Great Britain.

Territorial Days (1776-1788)

* 1776-1783: South Carolina is a British colony during the American Revolution.

* 1783: South Carolina becomes a sovereign state under the Treaty of Paris.

* 1788: South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the eighth state of the Union.