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1781-1790. Independence from Great Britain created the need for a new national and state government. In this section, learn about the South Carolina leaders who participated in the creation of the United States Constitution. 
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Forgotten Founder: Siege at Savannah | Carolina Stories 2

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Forgotten Founder: Siege at Savannah | Carolina Stories
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At age 21, Charles Pinckney was a lawyer, a State Representative and a Lieutenant in the S.C. Militia. His first exposure to war was at the siege of Savannah. The siege at Savannah was an attempt to...
Pierce Butler | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Pierce Butler | S.C. Hall of Fame
Biography of statesman Pierce Butler, who was an American Revolutionary War leader, South Carolina delegate to both the Continental Congress and Constitutional Conventions, as well as a United States...
Charles Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Charles Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
Statesman Charles Pinckney's beliefs helped forge the United States Constitution. Fluent in five languages, yet educated and reared entirely on South Carolina soil, this man was elected four times to...
William Gilmore Simms | S.C. Hall of Fame

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William Gilmore Simms | S.C. Hall of Fame
William Gilmore Simms was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a poet, novelist, and historian whose work was a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He was called one of America’s best...
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
5-minute historical visualization of the biography of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney who is an example of the enormous contribution South Carolinians made to the formation of the government of the United...
Francis Marion | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Francis Marion | S.C. Hall of Fame
A historical visualization of Francis Marion's partisan campaigns during the American Revolution in South Carolina featuring the artwork of Illustrator James H. Palmer, Jr., combined with interviews...
Andrew Jackson | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Andrew Jackson | S.C. Hall of Fame
General Andrew Jackson was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 1767. He fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Jackson became a lawyer and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. He was...