What is a state called between 1776 and the time the state is formed?

Question

Such as, South Carolina was called the Province of South Carolina before 1776, but it didn’t become a state until 1788.  So what was it called in between those dates for people who were born or died during 1776 and 1788 in South Carolina?

Comments

I perused the March 1776 constitution of South Carolina and it refers to itself as a colony. For example, in paragraph XV, it says:

XV. That the delegates of this colony in the Continental Congress be chosen by the general assembly and legislative council jointly by ballot in the general assembly.

Answer 1

There was an effort by some WikiTree members a few years back to identify the recommended colonial place names.  Take a look at these links:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:North_American_Place_Names

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19msdf4uzxBiyIwCSNUBcrHt15Qp-DXpGxBYLp3YWDO0/edit#gid=1136264887

Comments

Thanks Dennis,  I hadn't stumbled across this work before, but it looks like it will be very useful!

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Thanks for the star William.

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Thank you so much, Dennis.  This is exactly what I needed.