The most significant aspect of South Carolina's foundation was
a. Its almost complete rejection English political and constitutional influence
b. Its corporate beginnings which led to the emergence of a thriving tobacco based agricultural economy
c. Its settlement by Caribbean planters which fostered substantial dependence on slave labor
d. Its rejection of Anglican conformity in pursuit of universal religious toleration
e. Its development of a thriving economy based upon maritime commerce and shipping
Ans: c. Its settlement by Caribbean planters which fostered substantial dependence on slave labor
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