Independence Movements

The Spanish–American War was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. This was just one of many independence movements happening throughout the world.
Toggle Filters

Filter By:

Clear Filters
Title: Grade
Title: Resource Type
Downloadable Content
The French Huguenot Exodus | Hanover House 1
The French Huguenot Exodus | Hanover House
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 3 4 8

The beginning is about the house’s original owner, Paul de St. Julien’s family, and their French Huguenot origins. They moved to Charleston, S.C. to escape religious and political persecution, when...
The Johnson Rifles | History of SC Slide Collection
The Johnson Rifles | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

Photo

Union County's most famous military organization was "The Johnson Rifles." Named in honor of Governor David Johnson, these riflemen were the first South Carolinians to report for duty in the Mexican...
Supplies for the Quarantine Camp, 1899
Supplies for the Quarantine Camp, 1899
Episode 3

Photo

Grades: 5

Many of the casualties among American forces who fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War were the result of disease, not wounds. Daufuskie Island became a quarantine detention camp for soldiers...