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Standard 4.2.P

4.2.P Analyze the sequence of events that led to the establishment of the U.S. as a democratic republic.

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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Government Simulation
Government Simulation

Lesson

Grades: 4, 8

Students will complete a government simulation where they learn about the different responsibilities of each branch of government by becoming the different branches.

 Birth Of The Constitution | History in a Nutshell 1
Birth Of The Constitution | History in a Nutshell
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 6 8 11 12

After the American Revolution, the new United States of America needed to form a permanent government of its own. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail, and how did the U.S. Constitution come to...
Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Ninety Six
Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Ninety Six
Episode 5

Photo

Grades: 4 8

Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian military engineer and a military leader who became a national hero in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and the United States. During the Siege of Ninety...
Lt General Charles Earl Cornwallis | Guilford Courthouse
Lt General Charles Earl Cornwallis | Guilford Courthouse
Episode 4

Photo

Grades: 4 8

Lieutenant General Charles Earl Cornwallis was appointed by General Henry Clinton to lead the Southern Campaign when Clinton returned to New York. Determined to destroy General Nathaniel Greene's army...
General Nathanael Greene | Guilford Courthouse
General Nathanael Greene | Guilford Courthouse
Episode 3

Photo

Grades: 4 8

In the fall of 1780, George Washington appointed General Nathanael Greene to command the Continental army in the South. Following the victory at the Battle of Cowpens, Lt. General Charles Earl...
 Snee Farm Tour, Part 1 | Powder Magazine Museum
Snee Farm Tour, Part 1 | Powder Magazine Museum

Video

Grades: 4 8

Mrs. Ann Edwards talks to children about the life of Charles Pinckney and his love of his estate, Snee Farm. Mrs. Edwards highlights Charles Pinckney's service during the Revolutionary War, his public...
 Snee Farm Tour, Part 2 | Powder Magazine Museum
Snee Farm Tour, Part 2 | Powder Magazine Museum

Video

Grades: 4 8

Mrs. Ann Edwards continues her discussion of the life of Charles Pinckney focusing specifically on Pinckney's accomplishments in state and federal government after the Revolutionary War. Of special...
 Guilford Courthouse | The Southern Campaign 1
Guilford Courthouse | The Southern Campaign
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 8

The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was fought on March 15, 1781. This battle decided the outcome for the Carolinas because even though Cornwallis won, technically, he lost 25% of his force.
Battle of Eutaw Springs | History of SC Slide Collection
Battle of Eutaw Springs | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 13

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Grades: 4 8

Battle of Eutaw Springs. Fought late in September of 1781, this was the last significant battle of the Revolution in South Carolina. General Nathanael Green and his forces did not win, but forced the...
Old Powder Magazine | History of SC Slide Collection
Old Powder Magazine | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 7

Photo

Grades: 4

The "old powder magazine," built in 1703 as part of the northwest bastion of the city's original fortifications, was a storage area for arms as Charleston prepared for the Revolutionary War. Courtesy...
Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection
Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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Grades: 4 8

The heroic defense of the fort on Sullivan's Island from a determined attack in June 1776, by a British Fleet under Sir Peter Parker (see Sir Peter Parker) gave South Carolina its state symbol. The...
Constitution Day Lesson Plan
Constitution Day Lesson Plan

Lesson

Grades: 4, 8

This lesson relates to the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. In this lesson students will define terms and specify how they relate to the Constitution. Students will answer...

 Crown Forces Monument Dedication | Guilford Courthouse 2
Crown Forces Monument Dedication | Guilford Courthouse
Episode 2

Video

Grades: 4 8

The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was fought on March 15, 1781, but on March 13, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C., the National Military Park dedicated the Crown Forces Monument, to recognize all of the...
 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

5-minute historical visualization of the biography of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney who is an example of the enormous contribution South Carolinians made to the formation of the government of the United...
 James Otis Lecture Series 2014 (Full Version) 1
James Otis Lecture Series 2014 (Full Version)
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 8 9 10 11 12

The 2014 speakers included The Honorable Sir Stephen Silber, Justice of the High Court of England and Wales, who spoke about "The Differing Perceptions of the Magna Carta ? The United Kingdom versus...