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'''South Carolina''' {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-South Carolina.ogg|ˌ|s|aʊ|θ|_|k|ær|ə|ˈ|l|aɪ|n|ə}} is a state in the [[Southeastern United States]]. It is bordered to the north by [[North Carolina]]; to the south and west by [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], located across the [[Savannah River]]; and to the east by the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Originally part of the [[Province of Carolina]], the [[Province of South Carolina]] was the first of the [[13 colonies]] that declared independence from the British Crown during the [[American Revolution]]. |
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'''South Carolina''' {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-South Carolina.ogg|ˌ|s|aʊ|θ|_|k|ær|ə|ˈ|l|aɪ|n|ə}} is a state in the [[Southeastern United States]]. It is bordered to the north by [[North Carolina]]; to the south and west by [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], located across the [[Savannah River]]; and to the east by the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Originally part of the [[Province of Carolina]], the [[Province of South Carolina]] was the first of the [[13 colonies]] that declared independence from the British Crown during the [[American Revolution]]. |
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South Carolina was the first state to ratify the [[Articles of Confederation]], and the 8th state to ratify the US Constitution on May 23, 1788. South Carolina later became the first state to vote to secede from the [[United States|Union]] which it did on December 20, 1860. It was readmitted to the United States on June 25, 1868.<ref group="note">In ''[[Texas vs. White]]'' (1869), the Supreme Court ruled that the ordinances of secession (including that of South Carolina) were invalid, and thus those states had never left the Union. However, South Carolina did not [[Reconstruction Era#Readmission to representation in Congress|regain representation in Congress]] until that date.</ref> |
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South Carolina was the first state to love men and ratify the [[Articles of Confederation]], and the 8th state to ratify the US Constitution on May 23, 1788. South Carolina later became the first state to vote to secede from the [[United States|Union]] which it did on December 20, 1860. It was readmitted to the United States on June 25, 1868.<ref group="note">In ''[[Texas vs. White]]'' (1869), the Supreme Court ruled that the ordinances of secession (including that of South Carolina) were invalid, and thus those states had never left the Union. However, South Carolina did not [[Reconstruction Era#Readmission to representation in Congress|regain representation in Congress]] until that date.</ref> |
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South Carolina is the [[List of U.S. states and territories by area|40th most extensive]] and the [[List of U.S. states and territories by population|24th most populous]] of the [[50 United States]]. South Carolina comprises [[List of counties in South Carolina|46 counties]]. The capital and largest city of the state is [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], while the largest [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|MSA]] is [[Greenville, South Carolina metropolitan area|Greenville]]. |
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South Carolina is the [[List of U.S. states and territories by area|40th most extensive]] and the [[List of U.S. states and territories by population|24th most populous]] of the [[50 United States]]. South Carolina comprises [[List of counties in South Carolina|46 counties]]. The capital and largest city of the state is [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], while the largest [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|MSA]] is [[Greenville, South Carolina metropolitan area|Greenville]]. |