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Standard 4.2.CE

4.2.CE Examine the economic and political motivations for colonists to
declare independence from Great Britain....

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Huck's Defeat | Brattonsville
Huck's Defeat | Brattonsville
Episode 5

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The British officer Captain Christian Huck upset many with his cruel and agressive mishandling of local residents in the backcountry. Captain Huck and the British Legion were on their way towards...
General Thomas Sumter | Brattonsville
General Thomas Sumter | Brattonsville
Episode 2

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General Thomas Sumter was an American Revolutionary War militia leader and later a U.S. Congressman. After the crushing defeat at Waxhaws, General Sumter gathered militia troops in South Carolina...
General Henry Clinton  | Battle of Waxhaws
General Henry Clinton | Battle of Waxhaws
Episode 2

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General Henry Clinton and the British high command decided what they needed was a “Southern strategy.” The British decided to bring the war to the South because (1) they hadn’t really won any major...
Siege of Charles Town - 1780
Siege of Charles Town - 1780
Episode 4

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The War for American Independence began well for the Patriots in the South. In the city of Charles Town, South Carolina (known as “Charleston” after the war)—an unfinished palmetto fort withstood the...
Colonel Abraham Buford | Battle of Waxhaws
Colonel Abraham Buford | Battle of Waxhaws
Episode 5

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CREDIT: Colonel Abraham Buford, painted by Thomas Kelly Pauley, 2016 Colonel Abraham Buford was leading a regiment of Continental soldiers from Virginia to South Carolina to help defend Charleston. A...
Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage

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In this program, Lord Cornwallis has ordered Major Patrick Ferguson, a Scotsman, to form the Loyalists into a strong royal militia. In late September 1780, Ferguson took up post near present day...
Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage

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The Legend of Isaqueena blends fact with fantasy. An Indian trade based out of Ninety Six in the early 1750's grew to become the largest business operating outside of Charleston. Alan assisted with...
Charleston Tea Party | Palmetto Heritage

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Following the Tea Act of 1773 many colonial citizens refused to pay the duty and boycotted British tea. This video portrays actions taken by some citizens of Charleston in November and December, 1774...