Communities in South Carolina and their change over time

  • Native American Communities

    Tribes like the Cherokee lived in South Carolina: Hunting, Fishing, Farming
  • First European settlement

    The English settled and built Charleston, one of the first permanent communities
  • Farming Communities

    Most people lived in small farming towns and grew crops like rice, indigo, and cotton
  • American Revolution

    South Carolina towns played a role in fighting for independence from Britain
  • Small towns and plantations

    Plantations grew cotton, and towns began to grow
  • End of Civil War

    Communities in SC had to rebuild after the war
  • Textile Mills

    Many people worked in mills, and mills grew
  • Suburbs boom

    Families started moving outside of cities, creating suburban communities.
  • Technology boom

    New technology was created and used by schools, communities, and businesses
  • Today- South Carolina Communities

    We see suburbs, and mostly rural areas that look different but all are apart of our state