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Standard 8.2.P

8.2.P Analyze significant founding principles that led to the development of federalism in South Carolina and the United States.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Government Simulation

Lesson

Grades: 4, 8

Students will complete a government simulation where they learn about the different responsibilities of each branch of government by becoming the different branches.

Birth Of The Constitution | History in a Nutshell

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 6 8 11 12

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...

Charles Pinckney Overview | Powder Magazine Museum

Video

Grades: 4 8

Dr. Walter Edgar, speaking from the steps of Snee Farm, Charles Pinckney's country estate, recounts to school children the public life and service of Charles Pinckney. Included in this discussion are...

Snee Farm Tour, Part 2 | Powder Magazine Museum

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...