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This indicator was written to promote inquiry into the role of mercantilism in the growth of agriculture, early industry, harbor development, shipping and trade, and slavery in the British colonies.

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

African American Contributions | Hanover House

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 3 4 8

William Hiott and Patrick McMillan discuss the contributions made by African Americans. When Paul de St. Julien died in 1741, he owned forty-five slaves. Most of the profit which came from St. Julien...

Between The Waters, Part 3

Video

Grades: 3 4 5

In the 18th and 19th centuries, rice was the most produced crop in the United States, and provided the most wealth. Historian Daniel Littlefield, and botanist Richard Porcher, discuss rice’s African...

Gullah Glossary | GullahNet

Document

Grades: 4 8

benne wafer (ben.ne wa.fer) n. - a cookie made with sesame seeds and eaten for good luck; introduced by slaves from West Africa. / cast (cast) v. - to throw or fling. chaff (chaff) n. - lightweight...

Middle Passage for Slaves | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 1

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Grades: 4 8

The slave trade continued in South Carolina until the constitutionally set limit of 1808. The "middle passage" for slaves from Africa to the New World was full of hazards. Many slaves did not survive...

1775 Colonial Monetary Note | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 1

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Grades: 4 8

During the American Revolution the colonies were cut off from their former trade routes and access to the financial centers of England. Always short of actual sterling (see Bill Of Exchange), many...

Bill of Exchange | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

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Grades: 4 8

The availability of "real" money, in the form of coins made of gold and silver, was a constant problem in all of the English colonies. Their need to purchase manufactured goods from Europe meant that...

Gullah Traditions | Gullah Net

Document

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

Gullah traditions are the customs, beliefs and ways of life that have been passed down among Sea Island families. Making sweetgrass baskets, quilting, and knitting fishing nets are a few of the crafts...

Gullah People | Gullah Net

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

Gullah communities are located where enslaved Africans once lived and worked on Sea Island plantations that were owned by American colonists. Native Americans were also part of these communities. The...

A Living Farm Museum | Pee Dee Explorer

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Learn about the significance of farming in the lives of African Americans. As the only African American historical living farm museum in the United States, Freewoods Farm is devoted to recognizing the...

African-American History of Georgetown | Pee Dee Explorer

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The history and culture of African Americans in Georgetown, South Carolina

Kings Mountain | Project Discovery Revisited

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Kings Mountain was the site of an important battle of the Revolutionary War. The British were defeated and started a retreat to Yorktown, where they eventually lost the war, giving the 13 colonies...