PREREQUISITES:

None, though some familiarity with U.S. History in the period would help (a good high school-level course should be sufficient for that purpose.) Also, it is important to be able to read and write effectively in standard English and to learn through reading.

TEXTS:

• Walter Edgar, South Carolina: A History

• Stephanie McCurry, Masters of Small Worlds

OBJECTIVES:

It is the purpose of this course to provide you with the opportunity to investigate the history of South Carolina through the end of the Civil War. You will do this through reading, listening, discussion, argument, research, and writing. By the end of the course, you should be able to discourse in informed fashion about the major developments and issues that went into the shaping of South Carolina.

COURSE CONTENT

• Pre-Colonial South Carolina
• English, French, Spanish, and Other Colonial Efforts in South Carolina
• Proprietary South Carolina
• South Carolina as a Royal Colony
• Conflicts within Colonial South Carolina
• The American Revolution and South Carolina
• Antebellum South Carolina: Society, Economy, and Politics
• South Carolina and the Union
• Secessionism and Secession
• The Civil War in South Carolina

METHODS OF PRESENTATION:

Lecture, Discussion, Reading, Research, Writing

METHODS OF EVALUATION

Article reports, a term paper, review essays, classroom participation, and other methods to be determined..

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