Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Artwork by Joshua Reynolds Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton led the British Legion which was a combination of infantry, cavalry, and artillery forces into battle against Colonel Abraham Buford's...
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Brief history of the Revolutionary War Battle of Camden, S.C. that occurred August 16, 1780.
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Brief history of the Revolutionary War Battle of Hobkirk Hill in Camden S.C. that occurred in April 1781.
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Background information: Students have previously learned of the mercantile economic system and the Navigational Act of 1651. As transatlantic trade increased it became more difficult for England to...
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Help the Patriot Cause!! - The following letter is an “imagined correspondence” between Colonel Francis Lord Rawdon, British commanding officer of the British outpost at Camden, and Lieutenant Colonel...
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In these lessons, students will investigate the points of view of colonists who supported remaining loyal to Britain and those of colonists who supported breaking ties with Britain.
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South Carolina was center stage to some of the most significant events of the Revolutionary War. Most historians agree that battles fought during the Southern Campaign in South Carolina set the stage...