USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Pirates laid siege to the city, and a lot of other uprisings followed. As the situation started getting better, by 1750, Charles Town became a trading hub for southern colonies and very soon became the fourth largest colony.

Detailed explanation-2: -present location on Oyster Point in 1680. Established as Charles Town in honor of King Charles II of England, Charleston adopted its present name in 1783 and is the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Detailed explanation-3: -The capital of the Carolina colony, Charleston was the center for further expansion and the southernmost point of English settlement during the late 1600s. The settlement was often subject to attack from sea and from land.

Detailed explanation-4: -John D. Imboden and the Union forces under Col. Benjamin L. Simpson on October 18, 1863, at Charles Town, West Virginia, as part of the Bristoe and Mine Run Campaigns, resulting in a Confederate victory.