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American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

Learn the individual stories of men and women who were involved in major events leading up to, during and after The War for Independence (1775-1783).

Learn the individual stories of men and women who were involved in major events leading up to, during and after The War for Independence (1775-1783).

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Siege of Charles Town - 1780

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Siege of Charles Town - 1780
Episode 4
The War for American Independence began well for the Patriots in the South. In the city of Charles Town, South Carolina (known as “Charleston” after the war)—an unfinished palmetto fort withstood the...
Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage

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Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage
In this program, Lord Cornwallis has ordered Major Patrick Ferguson, a Scotsman, to form the Loyalists into a strong royal militia. In late September 1780, Ferguson took up post near present day...
Charleston Tea Party | Palmetto Heritage

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Charleston Tea Party | Palmetto Heritage
Following the Tea Act of 1773 many colonial citizens refused to pay the duty and boycotted British tea. This video portrays actions taken by some citizens of Charleston in November and December, 1774...
A. Dicey Langston

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A. Dicey Langston
This South Carolina Women's program focuses on Revolutionary War heroine fourteen-year-old Dicey Langston, a young South Carolina girl who risked danger to help the Patriot cause. It a tale of courage...
B. Dicey Langston

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B. Dicey Langston
This South Carolina Women's program focuses on Revolutionary War heroine fourteen-year-old Dicey Langston, a young South Carolina girl who risked danger to help the Patriot cause. It a tale of courage...
Charles Town | Palmetto Special Thomas Sumter, The Gamecock | Palmetto Special

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Thomas Sumter, The Gamecock | Palmetto Special
At the battle of Fishdam Ford on the Broad River, Thomas Sumter had an opportunity to get personal revenge on a man who hours earlier had attempted to kill him. This segment depicts the events that...
Charles Town | Palmetto Special Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox | Palmetto Special

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Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox | Palmetto Special
Francis Marion was involved in a number of skirmishes that caught the enemy off guard, forced them to reckon with him, thus allowing other patriot forces to conduct their missions with greater success...
Charles Town | Palmetto Special S.C. Revolutionary War Leaders | Palmetto Special

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S.C. Revolutionary War Leaders | Palmetto Special
MARION, SUMTER, PICKENS Thomas Sumter, the "Gamecock," Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," and Andrew Pickens, the "Wizard Owl" are perhaps the best known of South Carolina's Revolutionary War leaders...
Tony the Peanut Man | ETV Shorts Powder Magazine Museum | ETV Shorts

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Powder Magazine Museum | ETV Shorts
The Powder Magazine Museum is South Carolina's oldest public building. It has been a property of the non-profit the NSCDA-SC since 1902. The Powder Magazine is owned and operated by The National...
Charles Pinckney Timeline | Forgotten Founder - Episode 15 Forgotten Founder: Family Rifts | Carolina Stories 6

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Forgotten Founder: Family Rifts | Carolina Stories
Episode 6
In 1794, shortly before Pinckney was elected to a third term as governor, his wife, Mary Laurens Pinckney, gave birth to a son, Henry Laurens Pinckney. After serving two years of his third term as...
Charles Pinckney Timeline | Forgotten Founder - Episode 15 Forgotten Founder: Creating Balance | Carolina Stories 7

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Forgotten Founder: Creating Balance | Carolina Stories
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John Quincy Adams requested the Pinckney Plan from Charles Pinckney, but Pinckney said he didn't have it. He provided the Plan to John Quincy Adams, as best he remembered it. At that time, he retired...
Historical Figures | Forgotten Founder - Episode 16 Forgotten Founder: The Pinckney Draft | Carolina Stories 3

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Forgotten Founder: The Pinckney Draft | Carolina Stories
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In 1787, Philadelphia had a population of about 30 thousand people. It had paved streets, gas lamps, a fire company, a public library, a university, and was a model of what an American city should be...
Charles Pinckney Timeline | Forgotten Founder - Episode 15 Forgotten Founder: Siege at Savannah | Carolina Stories 2

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Forgotten Founder: Siege at Savannah | Carolina Stories
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At age 21, Charles Pinckney was a lawyer, a State Representative and a Lieutenant in the S.C. Militia. His first exposure to war was at the siege of Savannah. The siege at Savannah was an attempt to...
A Segregated Military | Palmetto Scene Huck's Defeat | Palmetto Scene

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Huck's Defeat | Palmetto Scene
At Historic Battonsville, reenactors brings back the Battle of Huck's Defeat. Huck's Defeat was a battle during the American Revolutionary War that occurred in York County, South Carolina on July 12...
Thomas Sumter | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Thomas Sumter | S.C. Hall of Fame
A short biography of American Revolution militia leader and U.S. Congressman, General Thomas Sumter highlighting his military contributions during the War of Independence and his subsequent service as...
William Jasper | S.C. Hall of Fame Thomas Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Thomas Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
5-minute biography of statesman Thomas Pinckney. Through the use of interviews and historical illustrations, the documentary tells the story of this signer of the United States Constitution, military...
Francis Salvador | S.C. Hall of Fame William Jasper | S.C. Hall of Fame

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William Jasper | S.C. Hall of Fame
Sgt. William Jasper (1750-1779) came to Philadelphia from Germany in 1767, working briefly as an indentured servant before moving to the South and becoming involved as a leader in the Revolutionary...