Illustration of "A View of the Rebels' Fort" on Sullivan's Island, June 1776
Document Description:
This pen and ink drawing, now in the British Public Record Office, is what the British likely saw as they approached Fort Moultrie on 28 June 1776. The Palmetto logs used to build the fort were crucial in repelling the British attack, thus earning the Palmetto tree a place of honor on the state flag of South Carolina.
Citation:
British Engineer, “View of the Rebels’ Fort, British Public Record Office, 1776,” in Terry W. Lipscomb’s The Carolina Lowcountry, April 1775-June 1776 and the Battle of Fort Moultrie, 2nd Edition. Columbia: South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1994: 28.
Correlating SC Social Studies Academic Standards:
Standard 8-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the American Revolution—the beginnings of the new American nation and South Carolina’s part in the development of that nation.
Indicator 8-2.1 Explain the interests and roles of South Carolinians in the events leading to the American Revolution, including the state’s reactions to the Stamp Act and the Tea Act; the role of Christopher Gadsden and the Sons of Liberty; and the role of the four South Carolina signers of the Declaration of Independence—Edward Rutledge, Henry Middleton, Thomas Lynch Jr., and Thomas Heyward Jr.
Indicator 8-2.2 Compare the perspectives and roles of different South Carolinians during the American Revolution, including those of political leaders, soldiers, partisans, Patriots, Tories/Loyalists, women, African Americans, and Native Americans.
Indicator 8-2.3 Summarize the course and key conflicts of the American Revolution in South Carolina and its effects on the state, including the attacks on Charleston; the Battle of Camden; the partisan warfare of Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion; the Battle of Cowpens; and the Battle of Kings Mountain.
Note: Although this document was originally posted as part of a lesson specifically designed to teach the above standard(s), other Social Studies Standards may apply.
Lessons Using this Document
The Battle of Fort Moultrie, 1776
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