South Carolina played a key role in events that occurred before, during, and after the Civil War; and those events, in turn, greatly affected the state. To understand South Carolina’s experiences during this tumultuous time, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:

Grade(s): 3

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

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Mepkin Abbey | Eye on the Past Slave Hire System | Eye on the Past

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Slave Hire System | Eye on the Past
History of slavery in urban settings and the tags worn by slaves who were hired to work for the city or for other slave owners in cities like Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and Norfolk. Laws required...
Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox | Palmetto Special Rice Cultivation

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Rice Cultivation
The Reenactment: The opening scene is the Hot and Hot Fish Club at Waccamaw Neck, c.1850. Young Paul Weston is playing a game of billiards with Hugh Fraser and lamenting his father's recent death.They...
 Jehu Jones | Palmetto Special

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Jehu Jones | Palmetto Special
The lesson contains scenes with two of Jones' more prominent guests, portrait painter, Samuel F B Morse (later to gain fame with the telegraph and the Morse code) and famed British actor, William Kean...
 Kings Mountain | Project Discovery Revisited

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Kings Mountain | Project Discovery Revisited
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...