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On a humid May day in Charleston, as church bells marked the passing hours and tension filled the State House, South Carolina stood at a crossroads. Merchants, planters, and farmers waited anxiously as delegates debated a single question: should the state ratify the new U.S. Constitution—or risk standing apart from a fragile union? On May 23, 1788, by a divided vote, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify, helping tip America’s bold experiment in self-government toward survival.
This episode traces South Carolina’s long journey from its 17th-century founding as a royal colony built on rice, indigo, and enslaved labor, through revolution, civil conflict, and economic upheaval. We explore the deep divide between Lowcountry elites who depended on Atlantic trade and Upcountry farmers wary of distant power, and how figures like John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney, and Rawlins Lowndes shaped one of the most consequential debates in early American history.
Ratification brought celebration—but also contradiction. The same state that championed a stronger Union would later be the first to abandon it. Power, profit, fear, and freedom all collided in Charleston that spring, leaving a legacy that still echoes today. This is the story of how South Carolina helped build the nation—and the tensions that would one day pull it apart.
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On a humid May day in Charleston, as church bells marked the passing hours and tension filled the State House, South Carolina stood at a crossroads. Merchants, planters, and farmers waited anxiously as delegates debated a single question: should the state ratify the new U.S. Constitution—or risk standing apart from a fragile union? On May 23, 1788, by a divided vote, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify, helping tip America’s bold experiment in self-government toward survival.
This episode traces South Carolina’s long journey from its 17th-century founding as a royal colony built on rice, indigo, and enslaved labor, through revolution, civil conflict, and economic upheaval. We explore the deep divide between Lowcountry elites who depended on Atlantic trade and Upcountry farmers wary of distant power, and how figures like John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney, and Rawlins Lowndes shaped one of the most consequential debates in early American history.
Ratification brought celebration—but also contradiction. The same state that championed a stronger Union would later be the first to abandon it. Power, profit, fear, and freedom all collided in Charleston that spring, leaving a legacy that still echoes today. This is the story of how South Carolina helped build the nation—and the tensions that would one day pull it apart.
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