ABSTRACT
Southeastern U.S. Capital: Columbia. Major cities: Columbia, Charleston. South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies which adopted the U.S. Declaration of
Independence July 4, 1776. It became the 8th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution May 23, 1788. It became the first state to secede from the Union as a Confederate state December 20, 1860. It was readmitted to the Union June 25, 1868.
