Ep. 71: The English Arrival in Carolina: How the Plantation System of Barbados Ended Up in Carolina

As the English were solidifying their colonies in New England and the Caribbean, there remained a contested but largely unsettled area from the Chesapeake through Georgia. The Spanish and French had been there. But in the opening decades of the 17th Century, this area was all but abandoned. It opened the door for Jamestown in 1608. Later, the English crown would focus on Carolina. Charles I had first recognized the value of Carolina. Then came political unrest and the Civil War. After the Restoration, Charles II succeeded where his father had failed. In those days, “Carolina” basically represented today’s North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Spain had claimed the region, operating out of Florida. The French had been removed, banished. The English would not be so easy to block; they’d move right in… and take over; the initial settlers came from Barbados. They brought their way of life with them, and that would shape the culture of the colony for centuries. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

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