South Carolina: One of the United States
A political cartoon depicting the effect of the Tariff of Abominations. Image obtained from UnitedStatesHistorylsa.wikispaces.com. (http://unitedstateshistorylsa.wikispaces.com/Tariff+of+Abominations)
The student will demonstrate an understanding of the multiple events that led to the Civil War.
Enduring Understanding
The outbreak of the Civil War was the culminating event in a decades-long series of regional issues that threatened American unity and South Carolina’s identity as one of the United States. To understand how South Carolina came to be at the center of this conflict, the student will utilize the following primary source documents:
Obituary for Eli Whitney (1825)
Denmark Vesey – The Official Charleston Account (1822)
Court Proceedings and Testimony regarding the Denmark Vesey Rebellion (1822)
Slavery a Positive Good (1837)
Exposition and Protest – John C Calhoun (1828)
Protest in Illinois Legislature on Slavery (1837)
The Constitution and Slavery (1849)
The South Carolina Ordinance of Secession (1860)
Excerpts from the Tariff of 1828
Dred Scott decision (transcript)