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Comparing Revolutionary War Partisans: Francis Marion, Andrew Pickens, and Thomas Sumter
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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the economic, political, and social motivations of the patriots and the loyalists in the era of the American Revolution.
Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
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