Carolina High School‚ located in Greenville County‚ was established in 1956 as a 9th through 12th grade public high school. In 1995‚ the school was chosen to be a magnet school where at its peak had a student enrollment of over 1300. When the needs of the community changed and local mills closed‚ the dynamics of the community changed‚ dropping enrollment down by several hundred students. By 2000‚ the average family income was just above $22‚000‚ where a little over 9% of the families were reported
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The South Carolina Exposition and Protest‚ also known as Calhoun’s Exposition‚ was written in 1828 by John C. Calhoun‚ the Vice President of the United States under Andrew Jackson. The document was a protest against the Tariff of 1828‚ also known as the Tariff of Abominations. The document stated that if the tariff was not repealed‚ South Carolina would break from the United States. It stated also Calhoun’s Doctrine of nullification‚ the idea that a state has the right to reject federal law..
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5. Compare and contrast the similarities and differences among the southern colonies of Virginia‚ Maryland‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia. The new colonies had a lot in common‚ but at the same time most of them had a lot of difference. Most Colonies started off from Virginia and some of them where just completely original. Virginia was founded in 1607 by the Virginia London Company‚ their main crop like most of the other colonies where tobacco and indigo. Their most famous “government”
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North Carolina getting a state religion? No. | By: Eric Marrapodi and John Blake‚ CNN A group of representatives in North Carolina have recently been pushing the idea of uniting their government with an established religion. Two Republican representatives in particular filed a resolution that would potentially permit the state to declare Christianity as its official practice of worship. In this case‚ the North Carolina would reject all federal law and ruling concerning separation of church
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There is no doubt that South Carolina is one of the few states making progress down south but to fulfill my wants/needs I needed to move here to New York. After months of contemplating I realized that for a chance to be treated as everyone else that I would need to make this change‚ I needed the money that work would bring‚ a chance to showcase my talents and living conditions near the plantation were harsh and unfair. I feel that this was the best decision to make at this point in time. Times are
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Tourism Economics Term Project 1 Myrtle Beach‚ South Carolina The thriving industry of tourism found in Myrtle Beach‚ South Carolina economically contributes to the gross domestic product‚ employment‚ foreign exchange‚ earning‚ investment‚ regional impacts‚ contribution to taxation‚ and impact on other industry sectors within the state of South Carolina According to the Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce‚ in 2006 the state of South Carolina spending on travel and tourism reached $16.7 billion
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farmers and instead heavily favored the wealthier manufacturers‚ leading to a greater class divide. South Carolina was then forced to script their Ordinance of Nullification that outlined the harsh and unfair impact in which the tariff was presenting the people by protecting manufacturers at the expense of the lower class with purpose to nullify the two tariffs and forbid tax collection within their state due to the unconstitutionality that was brought about.
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John Caldwell Calhoun was born march 18‚ 1782 in South Carolina‚ Calhoun was conceived‚ and instructed at Yale College. From 1808 to 1810 a monetary subsidence hit the United States and Calhoun understood that British arrangements were destroying the economy. He served in South Carolina’s governing body and was chosen to the United States House of Representatives serving three terms. In 1812‚ Calhoun and Henry Clay‚ two acclaimed "warhawks"‚ who favored war to the "putrescent pool of ignominous peace"
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1. South Australia (SA): SA’s nicknames are: Festival State‚ Better by Bike‚ The Wine State‚ The Defence State‚ The Creative State. Australian people from other states have another different name for SA: Crow Eaters. The reason for that name is because of the symbol on the flag of SA; it looks like a crow on a dinner plate. It is called The Wine State because it was becoming the dominant wine producing state by the beginning of the 20th century. It has more than 150‚000 acres of vineyards. Even
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Holmes v. South Carolina‚ 547 U.S. 319 (2006) I. Facts: In 1995‚ a South Carolina jury convicted and sentenced to death‚ petitioner‚ Bobby Lee Holmes‚ for the “murder‚ first-degree criminal sexual assault‚ first-degree burglary‚ and robbery‚” of 86-year-old Mary Stewart. State v. Holmes‚ 320 S.C. 259‚ 262‚ 464 S.E. 2d 334‚ 336 (1995). The defendant sought to present evidence that another party committed the crimes for which he stood trial. Id. Holmes’ defense cited information from witnesses
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