Lesson 13 - South Carolina and the Civil War | Conversations on SC History

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

South Carolina and the Civil War is discussed in three lessons:

Secession from the Union
Beginning of the Civil War
Civil War and South Carolina

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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)]
    
    3-4.4 Summarize the course of the Civil War in South Carolina, including the Secession Convention, the firing on Fort Sumter, the Union blockade of Charleston, the significance of the Hunley submarine; the exploits of Robert Smalls; and General William T. Shermans march through the state.
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 [High School (9-12)]

Standard USHC-3 The student will demonstrate an understanding of how regional and ideological differences led to the Civil War and an understanding of the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on democracy in America.
- Social Studies [High School (9-12)]
  
  USHC-3.0 Democracy is based on the balance between majority rule and the protection of minority rights. To understand the impact of conflicting interests on the rights of minority groups, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
  - Social Studies [High School (9-12)]
    
    USHC-3.1 Evaluate the relative importance of political events and issues that divided the nation and led to civil war, including the compromises reached to maintain the balance of free and slave states, the abolitionist movement, the Dred Scott case, conflicting views on states rights and federal authority, the emergence of the Republican Party, and the formation of the Confederate States of America.
  - Social Studies [High School (9-12)]
    
    USHC-3.2 Summarize the course of the Civil War and its impact on democracy, including the major turning points; the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation; the unequal treatment afforded to African American military units; the geographic, economic, and political factors in the defeat of the Confederacy; and the ultimate defeat of the idea of secession.

Lesson 13 - South Carolina and the Civil War | Conversations on SC History

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