Download South Carolina:

South Carolina:
One of the United States
Standard 8-1
The student will demonstrate an
understanding of the settlement of South
Carolina and the United States by
Native Americans, Europeans, and
Africans.
Settlement and Development of the
Colony of South Carolina
• Overview of SC (geography/climate)
• Culture of Native Americans in the Eastern
Woodlands
• Interactions between European settlers and Native
Americans and the Columbian Exchange
• Settlement of South Carolina
• Influence of environment/geography on settlement
• Settlement of other British colonies
• Development of the plantation system; influence of
Africans/Slaves on the colony
Settlement and Development of the
Colony of South Carolina
Economic development of South Carolina
Mercantilism/trade
Development of self-government
Differences between the Up Country and the Low
Country
• Regulator Movement
• Relationship with Britain
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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.
Rebellion, Revolution,
and a New Nation
• French and Indian War
• Long and short term causes of the American
Revolution (i.e Stamp Act, Teac Act, Boston
Massacre, etc)
• Colonial cooperation (Sons of Liberty, Continental
Congresses.
Rebellion, Revolution,
and a New Nation
• Different perspectives (Loyalists and
Patriots)
• Key battles and turning points of the
war.
• South Carolina’s involvement in the
Revolution
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
Standard 8-3
• The student will demonstrate an
understanding of South Carolina’s role
in the development of the new
national government.
A New State in a New Nation
• Economic and Political differences of
the Up Country and Low Country
• Constitutional Convention
• Principles of the Constitution
• Nationalism and sectionalism
• War of 1812
Standard 8-4
• The student will demonstrate an
understanding of the multiple events
that led to the Civil War.
Antebellum South Carolina
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Plantation System
Social structure of the South
Life of a slave
Resistance of slavery
Abolitionist Movement
Sectionalism
States’ rights/Nullification
The Civil War
The Civil War
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Long and short time causes of the Civil War
Arguments for and against states’ rights
Secession/Formation of the Confederacy
Key battles and turning points of the Civil War
South Carolina’s role in the Civil War
Impact of the war on South Carolina
Standard 8-5
• The student will understand the impact
of Reconstruction, industrialization, and
Progressivism on society and politics in
South Carolina in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries.
Reconstruction
• Congressional vs. Presidential Reconstruction
• Impact of Reconstruction on different social
classes
• New opportunities for African Americans
• Discrimination practices after the Civil War
Industrialization, Expansion, and
Progressivism
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Industrialization/Textile manufacturing in the South
Immigration and urban life
Technological developments and inventions
Territorial expansion
Life for farmers/sharecroppers/Populist movement
Migration within the country
Progressive Movements/Reform
Standard 8-6
• The student will understand the impact
of Reconstruction, industrialization, and
Progressivism on society and politics in
South Carolina in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries.
Imperialism and WW I
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Imperialism and America’s global role
Causes of World War I
War on the “home front”
Impact of World War I
Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations
Boom and Bust: The Roaring 20s
and the Great Depression
• Culture of the 1920s and Prohibition
• Agricultural challenges (boll weevil,
overproduction)
• Political, social, and economic changes
• Causes of the Great Depression
• Key figures of the Depression Era
• New Deal programs/impact on South Carolina
• Life during the Depression
• Impact of the New Deal
Standard 8-7
• The student will demonstrate an
understanding of the impact on South
Carolina of significant events of the
late twentieth and early twenty-first
centuries.
WWII and the Cold War Era
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Causes of World War II
South Carolina’s role in World War II
Key events of World War II
Effects of World War II on South Carolina
The Cold War
Changes in South Carolina after the war
South Carolina since 1960
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Civil Rights Movement and Key events in SC
Political changes in South Carolina
Economic changes in South Carolina
The future of South Carolina