Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2011
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The mid-1700s saw the rise of plantations across the South and the move from sustenance to cash crops saw a greater dependence on slave labor. The labor-intensive, back-breaking work of planting and...
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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The Prehistory of South Carolina is discussed in eight lessons: Native Americans in SC Animals in SC Language of...
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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The First European Settlers of South Carolina are discussed in five lessons: Spanish Exploration of SC French...
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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The Colonial Black Experience is discussed in six lessons: Wealth of SC Idea of Slavery Cultivation of Rice The...
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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Early Colonial Life is discussed in three lessons: English Speaking Settlers of SC Why do we have a North and...
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In this section, the "Palmetto Special" leaves Columbia and travels to Spartanburg County. At the beginning of the program the Fall Line is defined, along with an introduction to the backcountry, the...
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The lesson begins with a young man making an "economic decision" concerning the purchase of a pair of running shoes. The host defines economics beginning with, "Economics is that branch of the social...
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Ron and Natalie Daise of Beaufort, South Carolina, share Negro Spirituals during their Gullah-based performance. This was excerpted from the full show, Gullah Culture.
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With bridges from the islands to the mainland, the advent of radio and television, and the simple passage of time, this unique culture and language has been eroding. Ron and Natalie Daise of Beaufort...
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Paul then leaves to check on some trucks at one of his plantations. There he visits two slaves, Tricia and John Judah, who describe for him the functional operation of the Trunk System. This was...