South Carolina Glossary

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y

canal

(noun) - a manmade waterway that connects bodies of water such as lakes or rivers

Discus Resources

cane

(noun) - any of various tall, perennial grasses with flexible, woody stalks, and more specifically from the genus Arundinaria

Discus Resources

cannon

(noun) - a large artillery gun, often on wheels

Discus Resources

canoe

(noun) - a small, long and narrow boat used by Native Americans and others to travel on waterways

Discus Resources

capital

(noun) - the seat of government, especially of a country or state

Discus Resources

Encyclopedia Article - Columbia, SC

A small boat next to a large ship carrying multicolored crates

cargo

(noun) - the goods, merchandise, or other items that are conveyed in a vessel or boat

Discus Resources

Cargo

A large circular body of water tucked in between a forest of trees.

Carolina Bays

(noun) - one of a series of oval depressions along the coastal plain, from Georgia to Delaware

Resources

Carolina Bays

Silhouette drawing of a man and woman dancing

Carolina Shag

(noun) - a swing dance that began in South Carolina in the 1940s

Resources

A man with a top hat, glasses, and beard walk toward a group of people with a large bag over his shoulder.

carpetbagger

(noun) - a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the Southern United States after the Civil War.

Discus Resources

Carpetbagger

cash crop

(noun) - a crop grown to be sold to other people, not to be used by the people who grew it

Discus Resources

Cash Crops

black and red cows with white faces stand in the green grass in the daylight.

cattle

(noun) - domesticated bovine animals such as cows, bulls, and steer

Discus Resources

woman wearing different styles of clothing and hairstyles.

century

(noun) - a hundred years

Discus Resources

Century

chamber pot

(noun) - an item used by the family during the night when they could not make a trip to the outhouse

Resources

What is a Chamber Pot? History of a Unique Antique

An old and yellowed document with illustrations framing the text and illustration of a man with long dark hair.

charter

(noun) - a document issued by an authority conferring rights on a person or set of people. For

Discus Resources

Charter

People young and old with their left hand over their heart.

citizen

(noun) - a legally recognized member of a country, state, or other places who has obligations to and is entitled to protection by and from the government

Discus Resources

A large building with a large dome shaped roof and multiple white columns.

city hall

(noun) - the building that houses a city's government

Resources

Kiddle

Men surround a man sitting at a desk writing something on a piece of paper.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

(noun) - a federal law that prohibits discrimination in a number of settings, including voting, public accommodations, public facilities, public education, federally-assisted programs, and employment

Discus Resources

People marching and carrying signs for equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing, and an end to bias.

Civil Rights Movement

(noun) - an umbrella term for the many varieties of activism that sought to secure full political, social, and economic rights for Black Americans in the period from 1946 to 1968.

Discus Resources

Buildings with a large wooden in front of it. Debris lays outside the fence.

Civil War

(noun) - the war fought between the northern states and the southern states in the 1860s

Discus Resources

Map of the United States covered in various shades of red and orange.

climate

(noun) - the average weather for a particular region

Resources

NOAA

Discus Resources

coast

(noun) - the seashore, or land near it

Discus Resources

Coastal Plain

(noun) - a large, relatively flat region of southern South Carolina characterized by meandering rivers, swamps, agriculture, and pine forests

Discus Resources

Coastal Plain

Coastal Zone

(noun) - the coastal region of South Carolina characterized by beaches, dunes, marshes, seaports, and tourism, sometimes referred to as the "Lowcountry"