Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History.
The First European Settlers of South Carolina are discussed in five lessons:
- Spanish Exploration of SC
- French Explorers in SC
- English Explorers in SC
- Early Colonists
- African Americans in SC
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History.
The First European Settlers of South Carolina are discussed in five lessons:
- Spanish Exploration of SC
- French Explorers in SC
- English Explorers in SC
- Early Colonists
- African Americans in SC
Standards
- 4.1.CO Compare the interactions among cultural groups as a result of European colonization.
- 4.1.CX Contextualize the experience of Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans in South Carolina.
- 4.1.CE Identify the effects of changing economic systems on the diverse populations in British North America.
- 4.1.E Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social developments of British North America and South Carolina.
- 6.3.CO Compare European motivations for exploration and settlement.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into European motivations for exploration and settlement as a result of the closing of the Silk Road. This indicator was also written to foster inquiry into the development of the Atlantic World, and the resulting economic, political, and social transformations in European, American, and African societies.
- 6.3.CE Explain the impact of increased global exchanges on the development of the Atlantic World.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the growing interconnectedness between Europe, Africa, and the Americas which led to increased global exchanges throughout the Atlantic World. The indicator also encourages inquiry into the development of human labor systems, cultural interactions, and the growth of economic markets.
- 6.3.CX Contextualize the experience of indigenous peoples due to expansion and the conflict that arose from it.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the impact of Transatlantic interaction with Europeans, Africans, and others on the indigenous populations of the Americas.
- 8.1.CO Compare the three British North American colonial regions economically, politically, socially, and in regard to labor development.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the three British colonial regions developed in terms of their culture, economies, geography, and labor. The indicator was also developed to encourage inquiry into the unique story of the development of South Carolina.
- 8.1.CE Analyze the factors that contributed to the development of South Carolina’s economic system and the subsequent impacts on different populations within the colony.
- This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the geographic and human factors that contributed to the development of South Carolina’s economic system. This indicator was also written to encourage inquiry into South Carolina’s distinct social and economic system as influenced by British Barbados.
- 8.1.P Summarize major events in the development of South Carolina which impacted the economic, political, and social structure of the colony.
- This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the development of South Carolina as a result of mercantilist policies, which ranged from the Navigation Acts to trade with Native Americans to the use of enslaved people as labor. This indicator was designed to promote inquiry into agricultural development, using the rice-growing knowledge of the enslaved West Africans.
- 8.1.CC Analyze the changes and continuities of the Native Americans' experiences prior to and as a result of settlement and colonization.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into Native American civilizations and cultures prior to European contact and their interactions with Europeans during the period of settlement and colonization, including their efforts to preserve their cultures.
- 8.1.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to examine multiple perspectives and influences of the economic, political, and social effects of South Carolina’s settlement and colonization on the development of various forms of government across the colonies.
Resources
S.C. Geography | Conversations on S.C. History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in S.C. History. SC Geography is discussed in four lessons: Description of the Land of South Carolina 16th Century Travel...
View AssetThe Prehistory of S.C. | Conversations on S.C. History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The Prehistory of South Carolina is discussed in eight lessons: Native Americans in SC Animals in SC Language of...
View AssetEarly Colonial Life | Conversations on SC History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Early Colonial Life is discussed in three lessons: English Speaking Settlers of SC Why do we have a North and...
View AssetLife and Culture in the New States | Conversations on SC History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Life and culture in the New States is discussed in four lessons: Post Revolutionary War in SC South Carolina's...
View AssetColonial Black Experience | Conversations on S.C. History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The Colonial Black Experience is discussed in six lessons: Wealth of SC Idea of Slavery Cultivation of Rice The...
View AssetArt and Architecture in S.C. | Conversations on S.C. History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. SC art and architecture are discussed in four lessons: Art and Architecture Frontier Art and Purchasing Colonial...
View AssetWinds of Discontent | Conversations on S.C. History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Dr. Edgar discusses the winds of discontent in SC in three lessons: Pre-Revolutionary Conflicts and Issues...
View AssetAmerican Revolution in SC: The Low Country | Conversations on SC History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The American Revolution in the Low Country is discussed in four lessons: South Carolina Enters the Revolution...
View AssetAmerican Revolution in SC: The Up Country | Conversations on SC History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The American Revolution in the Up Country is discussed in three lessons: War in the Back Country Immense Cruelty...
View AssetLife and Culture in the New States | Conversations on SC History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Life and culture in the New States is discussed in four lessons: Post Revolutionary War in SC South Carolina's...
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