SOUTH CAROLINA HALL OF FAME

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Henry Laurens

South Carolina Social Studies Standards Henry Laurens The American Revolution (all 3)

Topics include: Rice Planter, Slave trade, Provincial Congress, Continental Congress, Articles of Confederation, George Washington, P.O.W., Revolutionary War

Standard 4-2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how the settlement of North America was influenced by the interactions of Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans.

4-2.3 - Explain the impact of the triangular trade, indentured servitude, and the enslaved and free Africans on the developing culture and economy of North America.

Standard 4-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the conflict between the American colonies and England.

4-3.4 - Explain how the American Revolution affected attitudes toward and the future of slavery, women, and Native Americans.

Standard 4-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the beginnings of America as a nation and the establishment of the new government.

4-4.1 - Compare the ideas in the Articles of Confederation with those in the United States Constitution, including how powers are now shared between state and national government and how individuals and states are represented in Congress.

Standard 8-2:. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the causes of the American Revolution and the beginnings of the new nation, with an emphasis on South Carolina's role in the development of that nation.

8-2.6 - Explain the role of South Carolinians in the establishment of their new state government and the national government after the American Revolution.

Standard 8-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of South Carolina's role in the development of the new national government.

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8-3.2 - Explain the role of South Carolina and its leaders in the Constitutional Convention, including their support of the Three-Fifths Compromise and the Commerce Compromise as well as the division among South Carolinians over the ratification of the Constitution.

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S.C. Hall of Fame Biography Henry Laurens

Born in Charleston, SC, Henry Laurens (1724-1792) was a rice planter and merchant, slave trader, and Revolutionary War leader. A signer of the Articles of Confederation and delegate of the Second Continental Congress, Laurens was also briefly imprisoned by the British in the Tower of London for treason.

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Credits

South Carolina Social Studies Standard Correlations were provided by Lisa Ray

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