William Gilmore Simms | S.C. Hall of Fame

William Gilmore Simms was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a poet, novelist, and historian whose work was a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He was called one of America’s best novelists by Edgar Allen Poe. Works include Martin Faber, Guy Rivers, The Wigwam and the Cabin, The Partisan, and Woodcraft. Simms died in 1870 and is buried in Magnolia cemetery.

Standards

• 4.3.CX Contextualize South Carolina’s role in the development of sectionalism during the antebellum period.
• 4.3.E Analyze multiple perspectives of early westward expansion, including the addition of slave and free territories and states.
• 4.4.CO Compare the economic and political causes of the Civil War.
• 8.2.CC Analyze the continuities and changes of how different groups immigrated to and migrated within South Carolina.
• This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the immigration and migration patterns of different groups within South Carolina, including their economic, political, and social power to do so. This indicator also promotes inquiry into an exploration of such ideas as the expansion of slavery and hostilities with the native peoples.
• 8.2.E Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives on the development of democracy in South Carolina and the United States.
• 8.3.CO Compare the debates between South Carolina and the federal government regarding slavery, federalism, and the Constitution.
• This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the debates, heightened by Westward Expansion, over federal and state power concerning slavery, and the government's role in protecting and securing natural rights.

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