Lesson
Grades
- 4
- 6
- 8
Students use History in a Nutshell videos Part 1 and Part 2 to trace how tension in the Ohio Valley ignited a wider war, how leadership shifts turned the tide, and how the Treaty of Paris created...
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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the colonies began to unify to create a distinctive American identity over the course of events of the American Revolution.
Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
Lesson
Grades
- 8
Students will follow a guided PowerPoint that will walk them through different activities to learn more about the different Acts passed on the colonists.
Lesson
Grades
- 8
Students will explore, explain, and create using their knowledge of important battles in South Carolina during the American Revolution.
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
2
Part two briefly outlines the French and Indian War. After England officially declares war on France in 1756, this marks the beginning of both the French and Indian War, and the Seven Years War...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
1
Although the French and Indian War began officially in 1756, rising tension and engagements between British and French colonists happened years prior. With the English, French, and Native Americans...
Interactive
Grades
- 4
- 8
Located in downtown Charleston, the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon is nationally recognized as one of our country’s most significant historical sites. Click play to view the tour on your device View...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
5
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...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
4
The British fort, or "redoubt" at Ninety Six was nick-named "The Star Fort," due to the shape of the stronghold. The "star fort" provided an effective defensive position, built adjacent to the town of...
Photo
Grades
- 5
- 8
Episode
3
Even though General Nathaniel Greene's army suffered a defeat at the hands of General Cornwallis at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Greene's army was largely still intact. Cornwallis moved his army...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
7
The fife and drum played a crucial role during the American Revolution. They were used as tools for commanders to communicate with their troops. Fifes and drums were much easier to use for relaying...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
3
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...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Learn an overview history of the The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon.
Lesson
Grades
- 4
- 6
- 8
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...
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...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
- 10
Glimpse how a continental soldier in the American Revolution might view his life during America's first civil war. Based on the personal diaries of a real continental soldier, Joseph Plumb Martin, the...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
1
The story of the three forts that have defended our coast, from the time of our settlers through the World War II, is told in the episode of Project Discovery. At the beginning of the American...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
1
In the fall of 1780, George Washington appointed General Nathanael Greene to command the Continental army in the South. From North Carolina, Greene sent a portion of his men under General Daniel...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
2
Colonel Elijah Clarke was the leader of the Wilkes County, Georgia militia. He along with Col. Isaac Shelby, leader of the Overmountain men militia, and Col James Williams, leader of the Little River...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
2
After the patriot's victory at the Battle of Camden, under the direction of Major Patrick Ferguson , British Provincials and Loyalist solders were sent to suppress Patriot activity in the mountains...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
3
Col. Isaac Shelby was from “over the mountain” in what is now Tennessee. He along with Elijah Clarke, leader of the Wilkes County, Georgia Militia and James Williams, leader of the Little River...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
4
Overmountain men were American frontiersmen from west of the Appalachian Mountains (now Tennessee) who fought in the Revolutionary War. When Major Patrick Ferguson led his amy into South Carolina, he...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
3
More than 6,000 British troops were shipped from New York to Charles Town. After a short siege, the city fell. Charles Town would supply the British army with provisions and become the base of...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
3
Major Patrick Ferguson was a Scottish officer who was trained loyalists in traditional British military techniques, especially the use of the bayonet. He earned the nickname “Bulldog” during his...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
2
Baron Johann Dekalb was second-in-command to General Horatio Gates.