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"B" is for Burnettown (Aiken County; 2010 population 2,673). Incorporated in 1941, Burnettown is located in the Horses Creek Valley of Aiken County. In 1890, Daniel Burnette purchased land along a...
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"Bill Of Rights Of The United States Of America (1791)." Bill Of Rights Institute. https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/. Accessed 3 October 2018. Locke, John. Two...
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This photo gallery features the following visuals from the "Birth Of The Constitution" episode! Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Author Of "The Social Contract" John Locke, Author Of "Two Treatises Of...
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After the American Revolution, the new United States of America needed to form a permanent government of its own. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail, and how did the U.S. Constitution come to...
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Students will get to time travel and see what life of a sharecropper was like. Did they make the right choice making a deal with the landowner? Let them take a trip back and time and see what they...
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In Japan, the tradition of storytelling with art dates back as early as the 9th century when Japanese Buddhist monks would use storytelling scrolls to teach religious stories and lessons to an...
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Students will research the 3 plans during Reconstruction (Lincoln, Johnson, Congress) and decide which plan they would use and why.
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"B" is for Busbee, Cyril B. (1908-2001). Educator. In his early years, Busbee was a teacher, coach, and administrator in various schools in Georgia and South Carolina. In 1943, he moved to Brookland...
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Students will learn different strategies that will help them to analyze the overall meaning of a political cartoon. The cartoons are focused on the Reconstruction Era. Once the students become...
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"M" is for Montagu, Lord Charles Greville (1741-1784). Governor. In 1766 Montagu was appointed governor of South Carolina. During the first three years he managed to settle differences between...