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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the debate surrounding the expansion of enslaved labor versus free labor influenced the development of sectionalism. This indicator was also developed to foster inquiry into the growth of the

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Putting Together History – The Life of Robert Smalls

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Grades: 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Part of this activity is based very loosely on the game Mastermind This activity is designed to be completed in small groups, but could be modified to be completed by individual students. Each group...

The Webster-Hayne Debate | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 18

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Grades: 4 8 9 10 11 12

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...

Practical Illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 15

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Grades: 4 8 9 10 11 12

The lands added to the nation through the conquests of the Mexican War raised anew the question of whether or not slavery would be allowed to expand into the new territories of the west. For two years...

Runaway Slaves | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 14

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Grades: 4 8 9 10 11 12

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...

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

Episode 4

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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...

Sarah Grimké | Periscope

Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Abolitionist Sarah Grimké was born into a wealthy slaveholding Charleston family in 1792. After experiencing the injustices of slavery firsthand, she became a noted speaker for the antislavery...

Robert Smalls | Periscope

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

In 1839, Robert Smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina. As a slave, he worked in the Charleston shipyards. After learning the local harbor and surrounding waters, 23-year-old Robert...