The importance of black Patriots in the American Revolution is discussed. In addition to black Patriots, there were a number of South Carolina women who served as heroes during the American Revolution. Grace and Rachel Martin were sisters-in-law who recognized that a British courier was carrying messages to the British that would harm their husbands' cause, so they dressed in their husbands' clothes and accosted the British courier, took the papers from him, and thereby helped South Carolina's cause.
The story of Dicey Langston is told, and a clip from Idella Bodie's S.C. Women, Dicey Langston. is shown.
The importance of black Patriots in the American Revolution is discussed. In addition to black Patriots, there were a number of South Carolina women who served as heroes during the American Revolution. Grace and Rachel Martin were sisters-in-law who recognized that a British courier was carrying messages to the British that would harm their husbands' cause, so they dressed in their husbands' clothes and accosted the British courier, took the papers from him, and thereby helped South Carolina's cause.
The story of Dicey Langston is told, and a clip from Idella Bodie's S.C. Women, Dicey Langston. is shown.
Standards
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the process which led to the formation of the U.S. government, including the convening of the Continental Congresses, the passage of the Articles of Confederation, and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
- This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the economic, political, and social roles of colonial groups, to include free and enslaved people of African descent, Native Americans, and women, during the revolutionary period.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into South Carolina’s participation in the American Revolution and the subsequent creation of a new government.
- 8.2.CO Compare the motives and demographics of loyalists and patriots within South Carolina and the colonies.
- Political and economic developments underscored how the colonists in British North America had become uniquely American, prompting the development of a new nation. Drawing on their experience under British rule, the founding generation created a government with shared powers between the state and federal institutions.
