Province of Carolina
The Province of Carolina was a province of the Kingdom of England (1663–1707) and later the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1712) that existed in North America and the Caribbean from 1663 until partitioned into North and South on January 24, 1712. It consisted of all or parts of present-day Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
| Province of Carolina | |||||||||||||||
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| Province of Great Britain | |||||||||||||||
| 1663–1712 | |||||||||||||||
British Red Ensign | |||||||||||||||
Location of Carolina in North America | |||||||||||||||
| Anthem | |||||||||||||||
| "God Save the King" | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Charlestown | ||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 34°48′17″N 79°40′31″W | ||||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||||
| • Type | Proprietary colony | ||||||||||||||
| • Motto | Domitus Cultoribus Orbis (Latin) "Tamed by the cultivators of the world" | ||||||||||||||
| Lords Proprietor | |||||||||||||||
• 1663 | |||||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||||
• 1692–1693 | Philip Ludwell (first) | ||||||||||||||
• 1710–1712 | Robert Gibbes (last) | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | |||||||||||||||
• Upper house | Grand Council | ||||||||||||||
• Lower house | Parliament of Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Stuart era | ||||||||||||||
• Charter of Carolina | March 24, 1663 | ||||||||||||||
• Partition of Carolina | January 24, 1712 | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | United States
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