The
South Carolina Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in South Carolina. We have created a
FREE Online Teacher’s Guide for Primary Sources to help you to teach primary sources more effectively and use creative strategies for integrating primary source materials into your classroom. This
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The South Carolina Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including:
• Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Point of View
• Compare and Contrast
• Order of Events
• And Much More!
Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials!
The 20
South Carolina Primary Sources are:
1. Map of Charles Town – 1733
2. Reproduction of a handbill advertising a slave auction in Charleston – 1769
3. Illustration of Francis Marion (the "Swamp Fox") and his men preparing to cross the Pee Dee River on their way to attack British forces – 1778
4. Reproduction of painting entitled The Old Plantation – depicts Gullah slaves dancing and playing traditional African musical instruments – 1790
5. Portrait of John C. Calhoun, U.S. Senator from South Carolina – 1846
6. Drawing of Sgt. William Jasper raising the battle flag of the colonial forces over present-day Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776, during the Battle of Sullivan's Island – published 1858
7. Painting of Indian princess presenting a necklace of pearls to Hernando de Soto at Cofachiqui (South Carolina) – published 1858
8. Political cartoon entitled "The Folly of Secession" - 1861
9. Telegram from U.S. Army Major Anderson to U.S. Secretary of War informing him of the attack on Fort Sumter – 1861
10. Photograph of slaves planting sweet potatoes on South Carolina plantation – circa 1862
11. Painting depicting battle involving nine Union ironclad warships in Charleston Harbor – April 1863
12. Illustration of McPhersonville on fire – during Confederate General Sherman's march through South Carolina – 1865
13. Photograph of Robert Smalls – South Carolina slave, Civil War ship's pilot, and politician – circa 1870
14. Photograph of children working in cotton mill in Lancaster, South Carolina – 1908
15. Photograph of Civilian Conservation Corps workers planting pine seedlings in Newberry County, South Carolina – 1941
16. Photograph of an African American schoolhouse in Newberry County – example of unequal school facilities in the South – 1941
17. Photograph of U.S. Coast Guard Beach Patrol members and their dogs – training exercise along South Carolina coast during WWII – circa 1943
18. Photograph of CSS H.L. Hunley , during the submarine's recovery from Charleston Harbor – 2000
19. Photograph of C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base flying over downtown Charleston – example of South Carolina military bases important to the state's economy – 2006
20. Satellite image of Hilton Head Island – one of South Carolina's most popular tourist destinations – 2007
Your students will:
- think critically and analytically, interpret events, and question various perspectives of history.
- participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations instead of memorizing facts and a writer's interpretations.
- integrate and evaluate information provided in diverse media formats to deepen their understanding of historical events.
- experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience.
Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" cardstock.