226 Making the State of South Carolina

What do we mean by “the state?” How is a “state” produced? Is “the state” something everyone can participate in producing? Ryan Quintana, an Associate Professor of History at Wellesley College and the author of Making a Slave State: Political Development in Early South Carolina, joins us to answer these questions with a look at the creation and development of the State of South Carolina. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/226   Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute William and Mary Quarterly OI Reader app   Complementary Episodes Episode 083: Jared Hardesty, Unfreedom: Slavery in Colonial Boston Episode 126: Rebecca Brannon, The Reintegration of American Loyalists Episode 157: Judith Van Buskirk, The Revolution’s African American Soldiers Episode 186: Max Edelson, The New Map of the British Empire Episode 190: Jennie Goloboy, Origins of the American Middle Class     Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Ben Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App   *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices