Many stay in South Carolina to work on rice plantations. 1739: The Stono rebellion breaks out around Charleston; over 20 whites are killed by Jemmy and his band. 1741: Fires break out in New York ...

There are five active wildfires in North Carolina, and three active in South Carolina ... people in the county living near the blazes. A map shows where active wildfires are burning in North ...

Largely agricultural, settlers relied heavily on the slave trade to work rice and indigo plantations, and by 1720 slaves made up a majority of South Carolina's population. South Carolina Executes ...