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Standard 8.2.E

8.2.E

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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3D VR - The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon |  Let's Go!
3D VR - The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon | Let's Go!

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...
The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
The Old Exchange and 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...

Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection
Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

Photo

Grades: 4 8

The heroic defense of the fort on Sullivan's Island from a determined attack in June 1776, by a British Fleet under Sir Peter Parker (see Sir Peter Parker) gave South Carolina its state symbol. The...
Constitution Day Lesson Plan
Constitution Day Lesson Plan

Lesson

Grades: 4, 8

This lesson relates to the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. In this lesson students will define terms and specify how they relate to the Constitution. Students will answer...

A New Nation and State
A New Nation and State

Lesson

Grades: 8

The Constitutional Convention was a gathering of state delegates to rewrite the Articles of Confederation and create the Constitution. Nine of the Thirteen colonies were needed to ratify the...

 Winds of Discontent | Conversations on S.C. History 7
Winds of Discontent | Conversations on S.C. History
Episode 7

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Dr. Edgar discusses the winds of discontent in SC in three lessons: Pre-Revolutionary Conflicts and Issues...
 Old Exchange  | Ghosts & Legends I
Old Exchange | Ghosts & Legends I

Video

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon, Charleston, S.C. Isaac Hayne was imprisoned there in 1781. He was a very popular businessman, well-off, whom they led through the streets of Charleston, by...
 William Henry Drayton | S.C. Hall of Fame
William Henry Drayton | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, William Henry Drayton (1742-1779) was a planter, lawyer, and politician during the Revolutionary War. He is credited with co-designing with Arthur Middleton the...
 William Moultrie | S.C. Hall of Fame
William Moultrie | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, William Moultrie (1730-1805) is known for his leadership during the American Revolutionary War. He defended the city of Charleston from British attack in 1776, and...
 William Jasper | S.C. Hall of Fame
William Jasper | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

Sgt. William Jasper (1750-1779) came to Philadelphia from Germany in 1767, working briefly as an indentured servant before moving to the South and becoming involved as a leader in the Revolutionary...
 Charles Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
Charles Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

Statesman Charles Pinckney's beliefs helped forge the United States Constitution. Fluent in five languages, yet educated and reared entirely on South Carolina soil, this man was elected four times to...
 John Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame
John Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

5-minute historical profile of the life of statesman John Rutledge, South Carolina’s first Governor and delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
 Thomas Lynch Jr.| S.C. Hall of Fame
Thomas Lynch Jr.| S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

Biography of the life of Declaration of Independence signer and noted statesman Thomas Lynch Jr. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical reenactment, this program...
 Thomas Heyward Jr. | S.C. Hall of Fame
Thomas Heyward Jr. | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

Biography of the life of Declaration of Independence signer and noted statesman Thomas Heyward, Jr. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, historic sites, and reenactments, this...
 William Gilmore Simms | S.C. Hall of Fame
William Gilmore Simms | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

William Gilmore Simms was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a poet, novelist, and historian whose work was a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He was called one of America’s best...
 Edward Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame
Edward Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

A brief biography of the life of Edward Rutledge, statesman, South Carolina Governor, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, visits...
 Henry Laurens | S.C. Hall of Fame
Henry Laurens | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Henry Laurens (1724-1792) was a rice planter, merchant, slave trader, and Revolutionary War leader. Signer of the Articles of Confederation and delegate to the...
 Arthur Middleton | S.C. Hall of Fame
Arthur Middleton | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

A brief biography of the life of Arthur Middleton, statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, and historic landmarks and...