Kaltura
Thomas Lynch Sr. (1727-1776) was a rice planter on the Santee River. One of his houses, Hopsewee, was built in 1749. Lynch attended St. James Santee Church and was a member of the Winyah Indigo Society. He was a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses. His son Thomas Lynch, Jr. signed the Declaration of Independence. Roy Williams III and Frank Beattie, low country historians, are featured.
Standards
- 8.1.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to examine multiple perspectives and influences of the economic, political, and social effects of South Carolina’s settlement and colonization on the development of various forms of government across the colonies.
- 8.2.CO Compare the motives and demographics of loyalists and patriots within South Carolina and the colonies.
