Province of South Carolina
| Province of South Carolina | |||||||||
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| Province of Great Britain | |||||||||
| 1712–1776 | |||||||||
Location of South Carolina in North America | |||||||||
| Anthem | |||||||||
| "God Save the King" | |||||||||
| Capital | Charlestown | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 34°N 81°W / 34°N 81°W | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Proprietary colony (1712-1729) Crown colony (1729-1776) | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1712–1714 | Anne | ||||||||
• 1714–1727 | George I | ||||||||
• 1727–1760 | George II | ||||||||
• 1760–1776 | George III | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1712 | Robert Gibbes (first) | ||||||||
• 1775–1776 | Lord William Campbell (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||||||
• Upper house | Council | ||||||||
• Lower house | Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | Georgian era | ||||||||
• Partition of Carolina | 24 January 1712 | ||||||||
• Charter of Georgia | June 9, 1732 | ||||||||
| 4 July 1776 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | United States
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The Province of South Carolina, originally known as Clarendon Province, was a province of the Kingdom of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the Thirteen Colonies in America of the British Empire. The monarch of Great Britain was represented by the Governor of South Carolina, until the colonies declared independence on July 4, 1776.