Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Hewatt, Alexander Hewat, Alexander Hewitt, Alexander An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 E-text prepared by Stan Goodman, Thomas Berger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia" by Alexander Hewatt is a historical account written during the mid-18th century. The book chronicles the establishment and development of the two colonies, detailing the interactions between European settlers and Native Americans, the formation of governments, and various social and economic challenges faced by the settlers. At the start of the second volume, the text outlines the legal framework of governance established in South Carolina, highlighting the transition from proprietary to royal rule which brought stability to the colony. It introduces Sir Alexander Cumming's mission to secure peace with the Cherokees through an alliance and the subsequent journey of Cherokee chiefs to England, where they affirm their loyalty to King George. The author describes the hopes and hardships faced by early settlers, including treaties with Indigenous tribes and attempts to regulate trade while underscoring the diverse influences that shaped these burgeoning societies. The narrative sets a detailed context of the political, social, and economic landscape, providing a foundation for understanding the complexities of colonial existence in this era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Georgia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 South Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 F206 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 598119 2025-08-04T04:57:07.888420 text/html 597940 2025-01-11T02:34:15.300715 text/html 322960 2025-08-04T04:57:16.373383 application/epub+zip 330214 2025-08-04T04:57:11.553419 application/epub+zip 277243 2025-08-04T04:57:10.321443 application/epub+zip 658378 2025-08-04T04:57:20.273372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635327 2025-08-04T04:57:15.570381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383987 2022-09-04T09:18:26.123004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577914 2025-08-04T04:57:07.503424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572824 2020-12-26T11:46:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17423 2025-08-04T04:57:20.405345 application/rdf+xml 26933 2025-08-04T04:57:10.823395 image/jpeg 4895 2025-08-04T04:57:10.574405 image/jpeg 203211 2020-12-26T11:46:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 319732 2025-08-04T04:57:07.933442 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia