Brought to you by the South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS) After Britain passed the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, in 1774, dissatisfaction rose...
Brought to you by the South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS) King Charles II was known as the Merry Monarch. After years of exile during Oliver Cromwell’s...
Brought to you by the South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS) After the British took Savannah, Georgia, in December 1778, they decided to establish a base to...
Brought to you by the South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS) Only 54 people have served as speaker of the house. The ninth person to do so...
Brought to you by the South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS) “No taxation without representation” became a rallying cry for colonists in the mid-18th century. Prior to...
Brought to you by the South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS) When Thomas Boone took over as Governor of South Carolina in 1761, the locals hoped he...
