How Did Edward And John Rutledge Influence The Government

Born into a rich family, both Edward and John Rutledge took part in the law. Edward went on to study at Oxford and at the age of 27 attended Congress but left Congress in 1776 in order to aid in his colonies defense. Being in the Charleston Battalion of Artillery, Edward fought in several important battles eventually becoming a captain. He was sent back to Congress in 1779 but left again in 1780 when the British invaded South Carolina for a third time. From 1782 to 1796 he served in the legislature of his native state and was determined to prosecute or find guilty, the British Loyalists. He was also elected to the Senate twice and then was elected to the title of Governor 1789. Due to health conditions, Rutledge was barely able to complete his term as governor and died in January of 1800.

Prior to the secession of South Carolina, there was a division of people in South Carolina.

There were those that wanted to stay apart of the Union which were Unionists, those that wanted to secede, but with other states were Cooperationists, and those that wanted to secede immediately were Secessionists. Secessionists or Fire Eaters, thought that the only way to solve the conflicting views of the South and North was to secede or break away immediately without any other states' help. Secessionists were ready to secede as early as 1852, eight years before the election of Abraham Lincoln. Due to the division of South Carolinians the state did nothing until 1861. When Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 South Carolina, as a whole, saw what the Secessionists did. Due to the events of the 1850's and the recent election South Carolina

seceded.

Before the creation of the state's Highway Department, agriculture was South Carolina's main source of money. When the state's Highway Department was created in 1917 new opportunities were created to bring in money for the state. Twelve years later a bond for the construction of new roads across the state, however there was a disagreement of where in the state the roads should built. Olin Johnston attempted to halt or stop the construction by forcing the highway commissioners to resign or quit. However he did not have the majority and was pushed out of office. Following Johnston's failed attempt, the state continued with construction and soon all of the cities and towns in South Carolina were connected by highways. With highways, places such as Pawley's Island and Myrtle Beach became huge tourist destinations. Former plantation homes were sold as summer vacation houses, and bridges made places like Hilton Head Island available. Since then tourism has grown and is now the largest income of money for South Carolina.