Lesson
Grades
- 8
Comparing Revolutionary War Partisans: Francis Marion, Andrew Pickens, and Thomas Sumter
View all Standards
Standard
8.2.CX Extender
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.
Lesson
Grades
- 8
Students will explore, explain, and create using their knowledge of important battles in South Carolina during the American Revolution.
Lesson
Grades
- 8
Students will examine multiple perspectives of different groups of people on the notion of freedom during the American Revolution. The class forms into 5 groups: Patriots, Loyalists/British, Enslaved...
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...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 11
- 12
Episode
1
After the American Revolution, the new United States of America needed to form a permanent government of its own. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail, and how did the U.S. Constitution come to...
Video
Grades
- 8
The ETV Endowment sponsored a series of tours of three different Southern Campaign battlefields of the American Revolution. With my being a history enthusiast, I was lucky to accompany Steve Folks...
Lesson
Grades
- 8
- 11
This lesson is designed to complement student understanding of the American Revolution. The lesson is designed to be completed by 11th Grade US History students, yet should be able to be utilized...
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
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
- 8
Episode
6
In many cases, women “camp followers” accompanied soldiers on the road. Their roles were to nurse the wounded, patch clothing, and provide meals. It was considered to be much safer for women to...
Photo
Grades
- 4
- 8
Episode
4
Lieutenant General Charles Earl Cornwallis was appointed by General Henry Clinton to lead the Southern Campaign when Clinton returned to New York. Determined to destroy General Nathaniel Greene's army...
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
Mrs. Ann Edwards continues her discussion of the life of Charles Pinckney focusing specifically on Pinckney's accomplishments in state and federal government after the Revolutionary War. Of special...
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
This program on the Battle of Kings Mountain follows a documentary format. It centers around the Bicentennial Celebration in September and October of 1980. The activities that were covered as a part...
Video
Grades
- 4
- 8
- 11
Episode
1
Ninety Six was a small frontier town near Greenwood, South Carolina—an essential part of the geography of British strongholds designed to seal off Charleston and the low country from French, Spanish...