U.S. History

The history of the United States beginning with the First Americans to Contemporary America in the 21st Century.
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The Planter at the Gate, Part 3 3
The Planter at the Gate, Part 3
Episode 3

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

South Carolina secedes to join the Confederate States of America. Fort Sumter becomes the flash point for war.
U.S. Relationship with World War I Allies | Let's Go
U.S. Relationship with World War I Allies | Let's Go

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

One of the most famous divisions that came through the Upcountry was the 30th division. They didn't even fight with the U.S. Army, but were loaned to the British. This division is really well known...
World War I
World War I

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The state's mild winters and railroad lines connecting them to the north made South Carolina a good location for U.S. Army World War I training camps. There were three total in the state, and two of...
African Americans in World War I | Let's Go!
African Americans in World War I | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The National Selective Service Act became law in 1916, and in 1917 the U.S. was seeing its first instituted draft. The law simply said men aged 18 to 35 would be called on in the event of a draft. So...
S.C. and World War I
S.C. and World War I

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Despite South Carolina being chosen by the Army for its mild winters and opportunity for year-round training, 1917 was the state's coldest winter on record, with over forty days of sub-zero...
Fort Hill Plantation
Fort Hill Plantation

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

William Hiott is the Executive Director & Chief Curator for Fort Hill Plantation. He guides us through the history of Fort Hill and its famous residents, John C. Calhoun and Thomas Green Clemson...
Beyond Barbados Glossary
Beyond Barbados Glossary

Document

Grades: 4 6 8 9 10

Part 1: In the Beginning ( CLICK FOR VIDEO ) Amalgam – A mixture or blend Amerindians – A member of the indigenous peoples of the Americas Barbados – An island country in the Lesser Antilles of the...
Beyond Barbados: Sweet Success | Carolina Stories 2
Beyond Barbados: Sweet Success | Carolina Stories
Episode 2

Video

Grades: 6 8 9 10 11 Higher Education

Sweet Success Dutch Sephardic Jewish colonists moved from Brazil to Barbados to escape the religious persecution of the Spanish Inquisition. These Sephardic Jews brought with them the knowledge to...
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories 1
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 6 8 9 Higher Education

In The Beginning Most students today understand that the Carolinas were colonized by the English who had come to the Charleston area by way of Caribbean trade routes, primarily Barbados. The story of...
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories 3
Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories
Episode 3

Video

Grades: 4 6 8 9 10

The Barbados Adventurers With the success of the sugarcane crop, Barbados quickly became the wealthiest colony in the New World, and the most densely populated place on the planet. Successful...