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- Spanish explorer Pedro de Quejos, sailing from Puerto Rico, made the first documented landing in South Carolina in 1521. He was followed in 1526 by Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon, who tried but could not establish a permanent settlement.
- French explorer Jean Ribault explored the South Carolina coast in 1562 and unsuccessfully attempted to form a colony on Parris Island.
- In 1629, King Charles I of Great Britain granted Carolina territory settlement rights to Sir Robert Heath. The grant went unused until 1663, when it was transferred by King Charles II to a group of his ardent supporters, the Lords Proprietors. In 1670, under the Lord Proprietors' direction, the British settled Albemarle Point and later relocated to the banks of the Ashley and Cooper rivers. In 1690, the colony was moved to the location that became Charleston, S.C.
- The Carolinas were separated into north and south territories in 1712. King George II made South Carolina a royal colony in 1719 and it remained under British control until the American Revolution.
- South Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1788 to become the eighth state.
Spanish Exploration
French Exploration
British Settlement
Royal Colony
Statehood
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