From the Revolutionary War through modern times, the programs are a testament of the bravery and sacrifices of women who risked their own lives to help our state. The Story of the Grimké Sisters profiles two sisters who grew up in Charleston in the early 1800's. They spoke out at an early age against slavery and worked for equal rights for women.
From the Revolutionary War through modern times, the programs are a testament of the bravery and sacrifices of women who risked their own lives to help our state. The Story of the Grimké Sisters profiles two sisters who grew up in Charleston in the early 1800's. They spoke out at an early age against slavery and worked for equal rights for women.
Standards
- 4.3.CX Contextualize South Carolina’s role in the development of sectionalism during the antebellum period.
- 4.4.CO Compare the economic and political causes of the Civil War.
- 4.4.CX Contextualize South Carolina’s experience during the Civil War.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry Ito the relationship between the Civil War and the experiences of women, African Americans, and the planter class in South Carolina.
- 4.4.CE Explain the effects of military strategies utilized by the Union and the Confederacy.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the effects of military strategies to include but not limited to : wartime technologies, the Anaconda Plan, conscription, and Sherman's March to Sea.
- 4.4.E Analyze the economic, political, and social divisions during the Civil War.
- 8.3.CO Compare the debates between South Carolina and the federal government regarding slavery, federalism, and the Constitution.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the debates, heightened by Westward Expansion, over federal and state power concerning slavery, and the government's role in protecting and securing natural rights.
- 8.3.CC Analyze debates and efforts to recognize the natural rights of marginalized groups during the period of expansion and sectionalism.
- This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the continuities and changes of the experiences of marginalized groups such as African Americans, Native Americans and women, as the U.S. expanded westward and grappled with the development of new states.
- 8.3.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on the effects of the Civil War within South Carolina and the United States.
Resources
Human Rights - Classroom Resources | Idella Bodie S.C. Women
Vocabulary Abolish – to do away with Abolition – the termination of slavery in the United States Abolitionist – one who works to terminate slavery in the United States Equal rights – having the same...
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