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SOUTH CAROLINA HALL OF FAME Teacher Guide Thomas Pinckney South Carolina Social Studies Standards Thomas Pinckney The American Revolution (all 3) Topic include: Eliza Lucas & Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Patriot, Revolutionary War, Continental Army, Horatio Gates, Battle of Camden, General Assembly, Governor of SC, George Washington, Diplomat, Pinckney Treaty, US Congress, War of 1812, Creek Indians Standard 8-2:. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the causes of the American Revolution and the beginnings of the new nation, with an emphasis on South Carolina's role in the development of that nation. 8-2.4 - Compare the perspectives of different groups of South Carolinians during the American Revolution, including Patriots, Tories/Loyalists, women, enslaved and free Africans, and Native Americans. 8-2.5 - Summarize the role of South Carolinians in the course of the American Revolution, including the use of partisan warfare and the battles of Charleston, Camden, Cowpens, Kings Mountain, and Eutaw Springs. 8-2.6 - Explain the role of South Carolinians in the establishment of their new state government and the national government after the American Revolution. Standard 8-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of South Carolina's role in the development of the new national government. 8-3.4 - Analyze the position of South Carolina on the issues that divided the nation in the early 1800s, including the assumption of state debts, the creation of a national bank, the protective tariff and the role of the United States in the European conflict between France and England and in the War of 1812. 2 S.C. Hall of Fame Biography Thomas Pinckney Thomas Pinckney was born on October 23, 1750, in Charleston, S.C. , the son of Indigo entrepreneur Eliza Lucas Pinckney and the younger brother of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. At age 3, his family moved to Great Britain where he was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford as well as in France. In 1774, on the verge of the American Revolution, he returned to Charleston an ardent patriot. He was commissioned as a captain in the 1st South Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army in 1775 and was involved in multiple skirmishes and battles. He became an aide-de-camp to General Horatio Gates, and was captured by the British at the Battle of Camden in 1780. After recovering from his wounds, he was eventually released in a prisoner exchange and later went in to battle again this time under the command of Lafayette in several campaigns in the colony of Virginia. After the war, Pinckney took up the family’s lucrative business running plantations throughout the region and eventually, like most of his family, dedicated his life to politics. He became the 36th Governor of South Carolina from 1787 to 1789, and presided over the state convention that ratified the new U.S. Constitution, that his cousin Charles and brother Charles Cotesworth helped to draft. In 1791, he served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was appointed by President George Washington to be the U.S. 3 minister (ambassador) to Great Britain in 1792. Pinckney also served as Envoy Extraordinary to Spain. He arranged the Treaty of San Lorenzo, also known as Pinckney's Treaty, with Spain in 1795. His success as a diplomat garnered him a nomination by the Federalist Party in the presidential election of 1796, as the running mate Presidential candidate John Adams. Although Adams won the presidential election, it was actually his opponent Thomas Jefferson who became vice-president as the office at the time was determined to be the 2nd place winner of the presidential race due to the lack of an established electoral college. In November 1797, Pinckney was elected to the United States House of representatives and served till 1801. Upon the onset of the War of 1812, Pinckney served as a major general in the United States Army for the duration of the conflict. Thomas Pinckney died in Charleston, SC on November 2, 1828 and is buried in St. Phillips churchyard. 4 Credits South Carolina Social Studies Standard Correlations were provided by Lisa Ray The purpose of the South Carolina Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor both contemporary and past citizens who have made outstanding contributions to South Carolina's heritage and progress. Funding for Knowitall.org was provided by the S. C. General Assembly through the K-12 Technology Initiative. Visit scetv.org/education for more educational resources. 5