Preparing for the Mission | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women - Episode 2

Emily Geiger, Part 2 - Preparing for the Mission

Emily is chosen because the soldiers are weak, she is able to ride a horse, knows the land and may not be suspected because she is a woman. She is told she must memorize the message in case of capture.

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.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.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.

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