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Standard 8-1.5

8-1.5 Explain how South Carolinians used their natural, human, and political resources uniquely to gain economic prosperity, including settlement by and trade with the people of Barbados, rice and indigo planting, and the practice of mercantilism.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Beyond Barbados Glossary
Beyond Barbados Glossary

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Part 1: In the Beginning (CLICK FOR VIDEO) Amalgam – A mixture or blend Amerindians – A member of the indigenous peoples of the Americas Barbados – An island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West...
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories
Episode 4

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Colony Of A Colony Most of the colonists who settled in Carolina were wealthy English planters, with names such as Middleton, Drayton, Colleton, and Yeamans. The vast wealth accrued in Carolina was...
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories
Episode 6

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From Whence They Came Gullah is the blending of all the cultures that came together during that horrible time in human history called the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The connection between Barbados and...
Part 6: From Whence They Came
Part 6: From Whence They Came

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Look around Charleston, the Barbados-Carolina connection is ever present. How “place”, past and present, changed and molded the connection is explored through various aspects of culture. The mixture...

Settlement of South Carolina
Settlement of South Carolina

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Curriculum resources, i.e. media, web and handouts, teachers can use to support standards related to: The settlement of South Carolina.

The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon

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Students will demonstrate their understanding of four historical, South Carolina figures and how their roles during the Revolution contributed to Charleston history, as well as make a connection...