S.C. History

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

General Francis Marion, a.k.a. "Swamp Fox" | History of SC Slide Collection

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General Francis Marion, a.k.a. "Swamp Fox" | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 9

General Francis Marion inviting a British officer to share his meal. With the British in charge of the city of Charleston, the war in South Carolina became one of guerilla warfare, with the British...

Siege of Charleston Plan | History of SC Slide Collection

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Siege of Charleston Plan | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

Plan of the Siege of Charleston, 1780. The British did not capture Charleston in 1776, but when their strategy for winning the war shifted the military offensive from the north to the south in 1779...

Old Powder Magazine | History of SC Slide Collection

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Old Powder Magazine | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

The "old powder magazine," built in 1703 as part of the northwest bastion of the city's original fortifications, was a storage area for arms as Charleston prepared for the Revolutionary War. Courtesy...

Sergeant William Jasper, Hero of Fort Moultrie | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sergeant William Jasper, Hero of Fort Moultrie | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

When a British shot tore the South Carolina flag from its staff during the attack on Sullivan's Island, Sergeant Jasper, an Irishman, risked becoming a target himself to replace the flag, lest the...

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Fort Moultrie II | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 5

The British ships fired on Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776, in an attack outlined in this map. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection

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Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

The heroic defense of the fort on Sullivan's Island from a determined attack in June 1776, by a British Fleet under Sir Peter Parker (see Sir Peter Parker) gave South Carolina its state symbol. The...

The Constitution of 1776 | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Constitution of 1776 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

The Constitution of 1776. Even before the Declaration of Independence was written, members of the Continental Congress recognized that, because the English officials had fled from Massachusetts and...

1775 Colonial Monetary Note | History of SC Slide Collection

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1775 Colonial Monetary Note | History of SC Slide Collection

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During the American Revolution the colonies were cut off from their former trade routes and access to the financial centers of England. Always short of actual sterling (see Bill Of Exchange), many...

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Charleston Exchange Building | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 21

The focal point of this 1780 view of Charleston from the harbor is the handsome Exchange Building, begun in 1767 as an exchange and customs house for one of the most prosperous shipping towns in the...

Landrum Blockhouse | History of SC Slide Collection

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Landrum Blockhouse | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 20

Landrum Blockhouse on the South Carolina and North Carolina line, near Tryon, North Carolina. This was one of a series of blockhouses built for protection against the Native Americans. A WPA photo...

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