S.C. History

South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.
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When Rice Was King (12): Slave Treatment And Resistance 12
When Rice Was King (12): Slave Treatment And Resistance
Episode 12

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Plantation owners demanded more than just obedience from their slaves. They also demanded things like loyalty, respect, love, and duty. Whippings, and solitary confinement, were common punishments for...
When Rice Was King (6): Tidal Irrigation 6
When Rice Was King (6): Tidal Irrigation
Episode 6

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Planters made the transition from swamp based rice-growing, to using tidal irrigation. With tidal irrigation, planters used a series of dikes and dams to control the flow of water into rice fields.
When Rice Was King (7): Georgetown 7
When Rice Was King (7): Georgetown
Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

By 1800, Georgetown was known as the land where planters all made fortunes with rice plantations. In 1839, Georgetown alone produced nearly half of America's Rice.
When Rice Was King (10): Slave Lifestyle 10
When Rice Was King (10): Slave Lifestyle
Episode 10

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

An essay called "The Successful Planter," published in 1832, outlined a system of every day life for slaves living on plantations. State law in the 1830s forbade the education of slaves, but many...
When Rice Was King (14): Decline Of Rice Economy 14
When Rice Was King (14): Decline Of Rice Economy
Episode 14

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Civil War marked the beginning of the decline of rice in South Carolina. Although planters continued growing rice during the Civil War, Georgetown experienced an economic down-turn as a result of...