North and South Carolina became separate colonies in 1712. Each of the colonies prospered on its own affair without depending on the other. The fertility of the Low Country and several harbors facilitated the prosperity of the South.
The Navigation Act<span> of 1651, aimed primarily at the Dutch, required all trade between England and the colonies to be carried in English or colonial vessels, resulting in the Anglo-Dutch War in 1652.
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The Harding's campaign promises of a return to "normalcy," supported the adoption of an isolationist policy and a series of measure that would return America to the way it was before the war; this idea appealed to voters who were affected by the tension and fighting during WW I and all the damages it had caused, and to those who wanted to return to the way of life before World War I, adopt an isolationist policy rather than getting involved in international treaties or organizations (such as the League of Nations) and to focus on domestic issues.
