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Standard 8.2.E

8.2.E

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

The Swamp Fox, The Wizard Owl, and The Gamecock

Lesson

Grades: 8

Comparing Revolutionary War Partisans: Francis Marion, Andrew Pickens, and Thomas Sumter

South Carolina’s Military Contribution in the American Revolution

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...

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...

Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 4 8

Learn an overview history of the The Old Exchange & 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...

Delegates to a 1787 Convention in Philadelphia | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

Photo

Grades: 4 8

Delegates to a convention in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 drew up a constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation. For the next year, supporters and opponents of the stronger national...

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

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

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...

Grace and Rachel Martin | Idella Bodie's SC Women (FULL VERSION)

Video

Grades: 4 8

This program is about Grace and Rachel Martin, two sisters-in-law living alone in the South Carolina back country who waylaid a British Courier with valuable papers by dressing up as colonial men...

Dorcas Richardson | Idella Bodie's SC Women (FULL VERSION)

Video

Grades: 4 8 11

The Dorcas Richardson program tells the true story about one of Francis Marion’s men, Richard Richardson, his wife Dorcas and their “battle” with Colonel Tarleton. Captain Richardson served under...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...