S.C. History

South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.

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The seat of Dr. William Read on the Cooper River | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 9

"The seat of Dr. William Read on the Cooper River" illustrates the continued wealth and prosperity of the large planters in the Lowcountry even as the economic center of cotton growing moved westward...

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Encampment at Hadril's Point | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

John C. Calhoun (see John C. Calhoun and John C. Calhoun), newly elected to the House of Representatives in 1811, was an eager supporter of avenging American honor by going to war against England...

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Petition from "Free people of Colour and free Negroes," 1820 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

Petition from "Free people of Colour and free Negroes," 1820. In 1756, the General Assembly passed a law which levied a tax on "All free Negroes, Mulattos and Mestizos who do not pay any other part of...

Cherokee Reservation, Fort Gibson, Arkansas | History of SC Slide Collection

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Cherokee Reservation, Fort Gibson, Arkansas | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

The Cherokee nation was gradually pushed out of the western Piedmont by the expanding European encroachment on their lands. The Cherokees in South Carolina had been hard hit by the attacks of Andrew...

George Washington Letter to Charles Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection

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George Washington Letter to Charles Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 5

One of the objections of those who opposed the adoption of the Constitution was its lack of a Bill of Rights, and South Carolina's ratifying convention directed that its delegates to the new Congress...

Delegates to a 1787 Convention in Philadelphia | History of SC Slide Collection

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Delegates to a 1787 Convention in Philadelphia | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

Delegates to a convention in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 drew up a constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation. For the next year, supporters and opponents of the stronger national...

A Coffle of Slaves | History of SC Slide Collection

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A Coffle of Slaves | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

A coffle of slaves is being marched through town by an overseer. From "Slavery in South Carolina," 1862. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Middle Passage for Slaves | History of SC Slide Collection

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Middle Passage for Slaves | History of SC Slide Collection

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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...

Battle of Eutaw Springs | History of SC Slide Collection

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Battle of Eutaw Springs | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 13

Battle of Eutaw Springs. Fought late in September of 1781, this was the last significant battle of the Revolution in South Carolina. General Nathanael Green and his forces did not win, but forced the...

Battle of Cowpens | History of SC Slide Collection

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Battle of Cowpens | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 12

The Battle of Cowpens has been called the "best planned battle of the Revolutionary War." "Bloody Tarleton" (see Banastre Tarleton), a fine British tactician, attempted to surprise a portion of...

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