Lesson
Grades
- 8
The mid-1700s saw the rise of plantations across the South and the move from sustenance to cash crops saw a greater dependence on slave labor. The labor-intensive, back-breaking work of planting and...
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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.
Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
Video
Grades
- 4
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- 8
Episode
2
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...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 6
- 8
Episode
3
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...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
5
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...
Video
Grades
- 5
- 8
- 11
Episode
1
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...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
4
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...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
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The lesson begins with a young man making an "economic decision" concerning the purchase of a pair of running shoes. The host defines economics beginning with, "Economics is that branch of the social...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Ron and Natalie Daise of Beaufort, South Carolina, share Negro Spirituals during their Gullah-based performance. This was excerpted from the full show, Gullah Culture.
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
With bridges from the islands to the mainland, the advent of radio and television, and the simple passage of time, this unique culture and language has been eroding. Ron and Natalie Daise of Beaufort...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Paul then leaves to check on some trucks at one of his plantations. There he visits two slaves, Tricia and John Judah, who describe for him the functional operation of the Trunk System. This was...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Three students take a field trip in "The Palmetto Special" as it travels from Columbia to Georgetown. After a brief stop at Poinsett State Park in Sumter County, the van arrives in Georgetown where...
Video
Grades
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- 8
A dramatic sequence is included in this wraparound. It is an analogy to the eight Lords Proprietors receiving the grant of Carolina from King Charles II. Five people gather for lunch to discuss a...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
This is an excerpt from the full episode, Gullah Culture. Ron Daise shares the story, "Bring My Clock Back."
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
This episode goes from Columbia to Parris Island in Beaufort County. Parris Island today is the home of a large Marine Corps training base. There is a monument there, similar in the design to one...
Audio
Grades
- 3
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- 5
- 6
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- 8
- 9
- 10
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- 12
Episode
2
European slave traders brought Africans to the New World on ships as early as the 1400s. These voyages across the Atlantic Ocean are called the Middle Passage. It was a terrible experience for the...
Video
Grades
- 6
- 7
- 8
Find out how slaves were transported from West Africa to South Carolina. Also, discover the culture and language influences as Karl McAlister, Francis Marion University Librarian, takes us on a tour...
Video
Grades
- 8
Learn the history of Georgetown, South Carolina as well as the booming rice culture supported by slavery.
Video
Grades
- 3
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- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
The history and culture of African Americans in Georgetown, South Carolina
Video
Grades
- 4
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Archaeologists with the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology are working to uncover the site formerly known as Charlesfort, the settlement established by Huguenots seeking refuge...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Short biography of indigo planter and colonial entrepreneur Eliza Lucas Pinckney, another example of the enormous contribution the Pinckney family of South Carolina has made to the history of our...
Video
Grades
- 3
- 4
- 8
Episode
104
Circle of Inheritance dives in to the exploration and settlement of the Americas.
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
7
Circle of Inheritance takes a look at the proprietors of the early colonies.
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
13
Circle of Inheritance continues its exploration of plantation life.
Video
Grades
- 3
- 4
- 8
Episode
9
Circle of Inheritance looks at the burgeoning trade industry in early South Carolina.