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Sabbatarians, 27

St. John, James, 104–105

salutary neglect, 207, 223, 225, 251, 259, 267, 268

Sandiford, Ralph, 175–176

Sandy Creek Association, 165

Saunders, Charles, 248

Savannah Indians, 108

Saybrook Platform (1708), 25

Schuyler manor, 39, 43

Scotch-Irish. SeeUlster Scots

Scott, John Morin, 151

Secker, Thomas, 182, 183

sedition, 119, 142

seditious libel, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 154

seigniorage, 124, 129

Separatists, 162

settlers, 28, 29–30, 33, 47–48, 77, 94, 104, 120

Seven Years’ War. SeeFrench and Indian War

Sewall, Samuel, 20, 139, 158

Shawnee Indians, 247

Shelton, Richard, 102

Sherlock, Thomas, 182–183

Shirley, William, 140, 211, 215, 218–219, 220, 221–222, 227, 233, 234, 235, 236–237, 240, 245, 246

Shute, Governor, 144

Sidney, Algernon, 188–190, 196

silver, 123, 124, 125, 127, 131, 132, 133, 135, 137, 138

Sioux Indians, 89

Skene, Alexander, 103

slave code, 34–35

slavery, 18–20, 34–35, 86, 88, 89, 90, 101, 107, 108, 114, 216–217, 266;

abolition of, 20, 35, 174–180. See also individual colonies

slaves, 76, 213, 241;

manumission of, 87;

rebellion of, 19, 44–46, 87, 88, 98–100;

runaway, 19–20, 44, 87, 99, 100, 109

Smith, Matthew, 73, 74

Smith, Richard, 178

Smith, William, 39, 45, 58, 68, 70, 148, 151, 152, 153–154, 172, 184,

smuggling, 206, 224, 225, 250, 251, 253

South Carolina, 54, 77, 89, 91, 93, 107–108, 113, 117, 119, 232, 243, 244, 259;

as royal province, 103, 104;

Assembly, 98, 99, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106;

Council 102, 103, 105;

immigration to, 100;

land grants in, 104–106;

militia, 99, 100, 101, 103, 202;

money in, 128, 133, 137, 139;

newspapers in, 154, 162;

proprietary rule in, 101–103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 133;

religion in, 156, 164, 165;

slavery in, 97–100, 101, 108, 115

South Carolina Gazette,162

Southeby, William, 174, 175

Spain, 60, 61, 99, 103, 107, 108, 109, 116–117, 118, 119, 123, 127, 128, 132, 146, 156, 216, 254, 258, 260, 262, 265, 267

specie, 124, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139

Spotswood, Alexander, 76, 77, 87, 89, 144, 154

squatters, 29, 47, 48, 51, 54, 62

Squire, Samuel, 207

Staple Act (1663), 206

Stearns, Shubal, 165

Stewart, Lazarus, 73

Stoughton, William, 130

Sugar Act (1739), 214

supply and demand, 84, 125, 131