Lesson 11 - The Antebellum Period | Conversations on SC History

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Description

Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History.

The Antebellum Period is discussed in three lessons:

Prosperity in South Carolina
System of Slavery
Status Quo

Standards

Standards

Social Studies [Elementary (3-5)]

Standard 3-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in the antebellum period, the causes and effects of the Civil War, and the impact of Reconstruction in South Carolina.
- Social Studies [Elementary (3-5)]
  
  3-4.0 South Carolina played a key role in events that occurred before, during, and after the Civil War; and those events, in turn, greatly affected the state. To understand South Carolinas experiences during this tumultuous time, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
  - Social Studies [Elementary (3-5)]
    
    3-4.1 Compare the economic conditions for various classes of people in South Carolina, including the elite, the middle class, the lower class, the independent farmers, and the enslaved and free African Americans.
  - Social Studies [Elementary (3-5)]
    
    3-4.2 Summarize the development of slavery in antebellum South Carolina, including the invention of the cotton gin and the subsequent expansion of and economic dependence on slavery.
Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]

Standard 8-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the multiple events that led to the Civil War.
- Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
  
  8-4.0 The outbreak of the Civil War was the culminating event in a decades-long series of regional issues that threatened American unity and South Carolinas identity as one of the United States. To understand how South Carolina came to be at the center of this conflict, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
  - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
    
    8-4.1 Explain the importance of agriculture in antebellum South Carolina, including the plantation system and the impact of the cotton gin on all social classes.

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