Shifting Capitals: The Evolution of South Carolina

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Today the state capital of South Carolina is Columbia. When the Europeans were trying to settle the state capital of South Carolina was Charles Town or as it is called today Charleston. Charles Town was the first English settlement in South Carolina. Though the English were not the first to try to build on the land were Charles Town was, they were the first to set up a colony that lasted years. Other countries tried but failed to build a colony on the land were Charles Town was. The first country to land near Charles Town was Spain in 1521, but the explorer never tried to settle, he only took local Native Americans as slaves. Years later Spain tried to settle on the land around Charles town. Approximately 600 settlers tried but due to terrible …show more content…

Geography is also defined the nature and relative arrangement of places and physical features. This made it challenging to settle Charles Town because the geography around the land where Charles Town was settled was very dense, which means that there were many forests. These forests had many trees making it hard to find a good place to build Charles Town. Furthermore the maps that the cartographers made of the land around Charles Town were very inaccurate. These maps were used by the settlers so the settlers thought they knew the land around their town. When the settlers left the town most got lost because the maps were so inaccurate. Also the Native Americans around Charles Town knew the land so the natives could launch surprise attacks on the settlers. Being next to the water was also a disadvantage because the settlers might be attacked by hurricanes or other bad weather being next to water might bring. All of these problems with the weather, maps, and the local land made it difficult for the settlers to settle in Charles Town. Another problem that the settlers of Charles Town faced were the resources around Charles Town. The natural resources were both a disadvantage and an advantage for the settlers. The flatlands were a disadvantage

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