Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History.
The American Revolution in the Up Country is discussed in three lessons:
- War in the Back Country
- Immense Cruelty
- Organized Opposition and Heroes
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History.
The American Revolution in the Up Country is discussed in three lessons:
- War in the Back Country
- Immense Cruelty
- Organized Opposition and Heroes
Standards
- 4.2.CE Examine the economic and political motivations for colonists to declare independence from Great Britain.
- 4.2.CX Contextualize South Carolina’s role in the development of the new nation.
- 8.2.CO Compare the motives and demographics of loyalists and patriots within South Carolina and the colonies.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the economic, political, and social motivations of the patriots and the loyalists in the era of the American Revolution.
- 8.2.CE Explain the economic, political, and social factors surrounding the American Revolution.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the colonies began to unify to create a distinctive American identity over the course of events of the American Revolution.
- 8.2.CX Contextualize the roles of various groups of South Carolinians as the colonies moved toward becoming an independent nation.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the motivations of colonists during the American Revolution and the progression of conflict and failed compromise that ultimately led to revolution.
Resources
American Revolution in SC: The Low Country | Conversations on SC History
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The American Revolution in the Low Country is discussed in four lessons: South Carolina Enters the Revolution...
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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Life and culture in the New States is discussed in four lessons: Post Revolutionary War in SC South Carolina's...
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