Georgetown | Pee Dee Explorer

Description/Standards Tabs

Description

Learn the history of Georgetown, South Carolina as well as the booming rice culture supported by slavery.

Standards

Standards

Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]

Standard 8-1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the settlement of South Carolina and the United States by Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans.
- Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
  
  8-1.0 The human mosaic of the South Carolina colony was composed of indigenous, immigrant, and enslaved populations. To understand how these differing backgrounds melded into an entirely new and different culture, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
  - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
    
    8-1.3 Summarize the history of English settlement in New England, the mid-Atlantic region, and the South, with an emphasis on South Carolina as an example of a distinctly southern colony.

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African-American History of Georgetown | Pee Dee Explorer

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