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This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the continuities and changes of the experiences of marginalized groups such as African Americans, Native Americans and women, as the U.S. expanded westward and grappled with the development of new states.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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Institute Hall | History of SC Slide Collection

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Institute Hall | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4
The National Democratic nominating convention in session at Institute Hall in Charleston on April 28, 1860. The convention was unable to bridge the differences between northern and southern wings of...
Battle of Cherubusco | History of SC Slide Collection

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Battle of Cherubusco | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 21
South Carolinians were among those who most strongly supported the Mexican War, for it promised westward expansion of the nation in territory south of the Missouri Compromise Line of 1820, and thus...
The Chester Volunteers | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Chester Volunteers | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 20
The Chester Volunteers, Captain Robert Mills Dunovants's company of the Palmetto Regiment, were one of the many South Carolina military units who made up the army that fought in the War with Mexico...
The Webster-Hayne Debate | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Webster-Hayne Debate | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 18
The Webster-Hayne Debate. Bitter sectional disputes emerged during the presidency of Andrew Jackson: the issues that divided north from south, and sometimes east from west, included the disposal of...
Runaway Slaves | History of SC Slide Collection

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Runaway Slaves | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 14
Runaway slaves were a constant problem in maintaining a workforce of unfree laborers. Slaves ran away because of mistreatment, out of a desire for freedom, or often simply to be reunited with husbands...
Lemmon Hill Plantation, Part 1 1

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Lemmon Hill Plantation, Part 1
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Project Discovery visits a restored plantation from the 1790s, built in Winnsboro, in Fairfield County.
Brooks-Sumner Affair | Palmetto Heritage

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Brooks-Sumner Affair | Palmetto Heritage
In 1857 during the heated debate on Kansas in the Senate, Charles Sumner delivered a two-day speech entitled "The Crime Against Kansas," which contained an insulting denunciation of Senator Andrew...
Denmark Vesey | Palmetto Heritage

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Denmark Vesey | Palmetto Heritage
The program begins with Vesey discussing the condition of slavery with an acquaintance who is a slave. Later, at a meeting, details of a plot are worked out with co-conspirators. Some are concerned...
Tradition: The Trail of Tears Singing | Periscope

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Tradition: The Trail of Tears Singing | Periscope
Episode 12
Tradition: The Trail of Tears Singing Every year since 1968, the Snowbird Cherokee have held a ceremony called "The Trail of Tears Singing." The ceremony is held in memory of the Cherokee who were...
Chapter 2: The Trail of Tears | Periscope

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Chapter 2: The Trail of Tears | Periscope
Episode 5
So what became of the once grand Cherokee nation? In 1830, the United States Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. The government of the United States wanted to move Native Americans from land in...