Mrs. Ann Edwards talks to children about the life of Charles Pinckney and his love of his estate, Snee Farm. Mrs. Edwards highlights Charles Pinckney's service during the Revolutionary War, his public service after the war, and his private life. Artifacts from an archeological dig done on Snee farm are displayed for children to view. A brief introduction to Charles Pinckney's break from the Federalist Party to the Democratic-Republican party is mentioned, specifically the conflict it caused within the Pinckney family.
Produced by Charleston County School District.
Mrs. Ann Edwards talks to children about the life of Charles Pinckney and his love of his estate, Snee Farm. Mrs. Edwards highlights Charles Pinckney's service during the Revolutionary War, his public service after the war, and his private life. Artifacts from an archeological dig done on Snee farm are displayed for children to view. A brief introduction to Charles Pinckney's break from the Federalist Party to the Democratic-Republican party is mentioned, specifically the conflict it caused within the Pinckney family.
Produced by Charleston County School District.
Standards
- 4.2.P Analyze the sequence of events that led to the establishment of the U.S. as a democratic republic.
- 4.2.CX Contextualize South Carolina’s role in the development of the new nation.
- 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.
- 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.
Resources
A Day in the Life of a Soldier | Powder Magazine Museum
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View AssetBreakfast with President Washington | Powder Magazine Museum
In a student acted play, students recount President's George Washington's visit to Snee Farm in May of 1791. Featured prominently in the video are student portraying Charles Pinckney, President...
View AssetCharles Pinckney Overview | Powder Magazine Museum
Dr. Walter Edgar, speaking from the steps of Snee Farm, Charles Pinckney's country estate, recounts to school children the public life and service of Charles Pinckney. Included in this discussion are...
View AssetColonial Days | Powder Magazine Museum
Children from James B. Edwards Elementary experience social, and political customs of colonial South Carolina in the period just prior and during the Revolutionary War. See children dancing the minuet...
View AssetPinckney Holds to His Beliefs | Powder Magazine Museum
School children portray Charles Pinckney explaining his views on states' rights, and individual freedoms, as they align to the views of the Democratic-Republican Party. Emphasis is placed on his shift...
View AssetPowder Magazine Museum | ETV Shorts
The Powder Magazine Museum is South Carolina's oldest public building. It has been a property of the non-profit the NSCDA-SC since 1902. The Powder Magazine is owned and operated by The National...
View AssetSnee Farm Tour, Part 2 | Powder Magazine Museum
Mrs. Ann Edwards continues her discussion of the life of Charles Pinckney focusing specifically on Pinckney's accomplishments in state and federal government after the Revolutionary War. Of special...
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