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South Carolina Primary Sources Gallopade International

The South Carolina Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in South Carolina.

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. Illus