| 4 Jul 1776 |
the British colonies represented in the Continental Congress are proclaimed free and independent states in accordance with a declaration approved at the session of the Congress held on 4 Jul 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Continental Congress Journals, 5:510-515; The Pennsylvania Evening Post, No. 228, 6 Jul 1776, pp. 335-336) |
| 5 Aug 1776 |
the Declaration of Independence is proclaimed at a public ceremony held in Charleston on 5 Aug 1776 (Laurens Papers, 11:222-235) |
| 5 Aug 1776 - |
State of South Carolina [1] |
| 5 Feb 1778 |
the delegates of South Carolina in the Continental Congress are authorized to agree to and ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union in accordance with a resolution passed by the General Assembly of South Carolina on 4 Feb 1778 and concurred in by the Legislative Council on 5 Feb 1778 (Continental Congress Journals, 11:670) |
| 9 Jul 1778 |
the engrossed copy of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union is signed and ratified by the delegates of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina in the Continental Congress at the session of the Congress held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 9 Jul 1778 (Continental Congress Journals, 11:677) |
| 12 May 1780 |
the government of the State of South Carolina effectively ceased to function upon the surrender of Charleston to the army of Great Britain in accordance with the articles signed on 12 May 1780 (Charleston Siege Papers 1780, p. 55) |
| 1 Mar 1781 |
South Carolina
formed part of the United States upon the taking effect of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (Continental Congress Journals, 19:213-223) [2] |
| 14 Dec 1782 |
the occupation of South Carolina ended with the evacuation of the armed forces of Great Britain from the city of Charleston (Charleston Evacuation 1782, pp. 8-10) |
| 20 Dec 1860 |
South Carolina seceded from the United States in accordance with an ordinance passed by the Convention of the People of the State of South Carolina on 20 Dec 1860 (South Carolina Convention 1860, pp. 42-45, 751-753) [3] |
| 8 Feb 1861 |
South Carolina formed part of the Confederate States of America on the date when the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America was approved by the Congress and came into operation (Confederate Congress Journal, 1:39; Confederate Statutes at Large, pp. 1-8) |
| 19 Sep 1865 |
the ordinance of secession is repealed by an ordinance passed by the Convention of the People of the State of South Carolina on 15 Sep 1865 (engrossed copy was ratified on 19 Sep 1865) (South Carolina Convention 1865, pp. 27-29, 65, 181) [4] |
| 15 Jul 1868 |
South Carolina
is re-admitted to representation in the Congress of the United States in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (House of Representatives on 14 May 1868; Senate on 10 Jun 1868 with amendments; the amendments were concurred in by the House on 12 Jun 1868; vetoed by the President of the United States on 25 Jun 1868; the veto was overridden by the House of Representatives and by the Senate on 25 Jun 1868), took effect in South Carolina upon the passage of a resolution approving the Amendment XIV to the Constitution of the Unites States by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina (Senate on 7 Jul 1868, House of Representatives on 9 Jul 1868, approved by the Governor on 15 Jul 1868) (Statutes at Large, 15:73, 15:704; South Carolina Senate Journal, 1868, pp. 10-12; South Carolina House Journal, 1868, p. 50; Index to the Executive Documents printed by order of the Senate, 1867-68. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1868, Ex. Doc. No. 75, pt. 3) [5] |
