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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.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

20th Century, Part 1 | Conversations on S.C. History
- Episode 17 First European Settlers | Conversations on S.C. History 3

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First European Settlers | Conversations on S.C. History

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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...

20th Century, Part 1 | Conversations on S.C. History
- Episode 17 Colonial Black Experience | Conversations on S.C. History 5

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Colonial Black Experience | Conversations on S.C. History

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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...

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The Regulators | Palmetto Special

In this section, the "Palmetto Special" leaves Columbia and travels to Spartanburg County. At the beginning of the program the Fall Line is defined, along with an introduction to the backcountry, the...

Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special SC Economy | Palmetto Special

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SC Economy | Palmetto Special

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...

Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special Rice Cultivation

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Rice Cultivation

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...

Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special Charlesfort | Palmetto Special

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Charlesfort | Palmetto Special

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...

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Georgetown | Pee Dee Explorer

Learn the history of Georgetown, South Carolina as well as the booming rice culture supported by slavery.

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King Hagler | S.C. Hall of Fame

“King Hagler” was the leader of the Catawba Indian Nation. He had a reputation as peacekeeper with other tribes and colonists. In 1751, Hagler signed a treaty with the Six Nations. In 1756, Catawba...

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Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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...

Colonial Williamsburg, Part 2 | Project Discovery Revisited Avery Research Center | Project Discovery Revisited

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Avery Research Center | Project Discovery Revisited

Charleston, South Carolina, is a city rich in African American culture. Sullivan’s Island, once an entry port from Africa for the slave trade, was considered the gateway to the United States. The...