S.C. History

From Sparks to Surrender: The French and Indian War

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Grades: 4, 6, 8

Students use History in a Nutshell videos Part 1 and Part 2 to trace how tension in the Ohio Valley ignited a wider war, how leadership shifts turned the tide, and how the Treaty of Paris created...

Revolutionary War Generals of SC, Part 3: Francis Marion | History In A Nutshell

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Part 3 of this edition of History in a Nutshell is about Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox". Marion was famous for using South Carolina's swamps to hide from the British during the Revolutionary War...

Revolutionary War Generals of SC, Part 2: Thomas Sumter | History In A Nutshell

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Part 2 of this edition of History in a Nutshell is about Thomas Sumter, "The Fighting Gamecock". Sumter was given his nickname due to his tenacity in battle. Although Sumter is viewed as a...

Revolutionary War Generals of SC, Part 1: Andrew Pickens | History In A Nutshell

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Part 1 of this edition of History in a Nutshell is about Andrew Pickens, "The Wizard Owl". Pickens was given the name "Skyagunsta" by the Cherokee after the Ring Fight in Tamasee, South Carolina, in...

Jerome Busbee's Haunted Cart | Curiosity Trek!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Back when Jerome Busbee worked at the Adluh Flour Company in the mid-20th century, he used his favorite work cart every day. According to urban legend, after Busbee died his spirit possessed this cart...