The Dorcas Richardson program tells the true story about one of Francis Marion’s men, Richard Richardson, his wife Dorcas and their “battle” with Colonel Tarleton. Captain Richardson served under Francis Marion, better known as the Swamp Fox. After six years of fighting, Richard was left scarred from small pox and when he and his escort returned to his home, he discovered that Marion’s enemy Tarleton was there, holding his wife Dorcas prisoner. This story depicts the courage and steadfast love of Dorcas Richardson for her family and her newly formed nation. Despite tremendous effort by Tarleton to force Dorcas into betraying her husband’s whereabouts, she remained true to both her husband and the American cause. Taped at Historic Camden, this story takes us back in time to where South Carolinians fought each other and the British. (* Please preview before use.)
The Dorcas Richardson program tells the true story about one of Francis Marion’s men, Richard Richardson, his wife Dorcas and their “battle” with Colonel Tarleton. Captain Richardson served under Francis Marion, better known as the Swamp Fox. After six years of fighting, Richard was left scarred from small pox and when he and his escort returned to his home, he discovered that Marion’s enemy Tarleton was there, holding his wife Dorcas prisoner. This story depicts the courage and steadfast love of Dorcas Richardson for her family and her newly formed nation. Despite tremendous effort by Tarleton to force Dorcas into betraying her husband’s whereabouts, she remained true to both her husband and the American cause. Taped at Historic Camden, this story takes us back in time to where South Carolinians fought each other and the British. (* Please preview before use.)
Standards
- 4.2.CO Compare the roles of marginalized groups during the American Revolution.
- 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.
- 8.2.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on the development of democracy in South Carolina and the United States.
- USHC.1.CO Analyze the development of the American identity through the founding principles and social and economic development of the Northern and Southern colonies from 1607–1763 using a comparative analysis.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into a comparison of how the distinct geographic regions of the colonies impacted the early trans-Atlantic economy as well as perspectives on government. This indicator was written to encourage inquiry into how these differences prompted the thirteen colonies to see themselves as exceptionally American by 1754.
- USHC.1.CE Assess the major developments of the American Revolution through significant turning points in the debates over independence and self-government from 1763-1791.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the relative causes and effects of the American Revolution through an analysis of the political and social progression of colonial desires for reform to colonial desires for independence. In addition, this indicator encourages inquiry into the impact of early founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and the Bill of Rights.
Resources
Dorcas Richardson: Captain Richardson Tries to Avoid Capture | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 1 - Captain Richardson Captain Richardson, a South Carolina patriot and Dorcas Richardson’s husband, is wanted by the British and is trying to reach his home and evade...
View AssetDorcas Richardson: Home Under Siege | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 2 - Home Under Siege Captain Richardson returns to Clarendon County to find his home is under siege by Colonel Bannister Tarleton, whom is using the Richardson Home as...
View AssetDorcas Richardson: Avoiding "Bloody Tarleton" | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 3 - Avoiding "Bloody Tarleton" Dorcas and her husband are reunited. The two make a plan for the Captain to hide on St. John’s Island to avoid “ Bloody Tarleton."
View AssetDorcas Richardson: Capture | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 4 - Capture Dorcas Richardson refuses to betray her husband and reveal his whereabouts under threat of death, even after her husband’s aid in escaping prison camp is...
View AssetDorcas Richardson: St. John’s Island | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 5 - St. John’s Island Dorcas and her daughter continue to protect Captain Richardson. The two spread rumors and tell Tarleton that he is in “St. John’s Island”. The...
View AssetDorcas Richardson: Becoming a Loyalist | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Dorcas Nelson Richardson, Part 6 - Becoming a Loyalist Tarleton tries to convince Captain Richardson’s brother to become a Loyalist and deliver a letter to Richardson in order to find his location.
View AssetDorcas Richardson: Conclusion | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Dorcas Nelson Richardson - Conclusion Captain Richardson and his brother Edward meet.er.
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