Ground-breaking CD-ROM publication by the South Carolina
Historical Society. THE
REVOLUTION is the 21st -century equivalent of a 20th-century
coffee table book, but greatly expanded. The pictures, text, and stories
common in coffee table books are enriched in the CD-ROM medium with interactive
timelines, slide presentations, video commentaries by noted scholars, and
outstanding computer-generated maps of colonial and revolutionary
sites. Through the CD-ROM, South Carolina Heritage Visitors will have a
unique product that will recall the rich history and heritage of the state
during the late Colonial and Revolutionary War periods. Middle School teachers
will find resources that will enrich their students' classroom experience
as they explore this period of South Carolina and American history. The
South Carolina Historical Society, supported by a generous grant from Bluegreen
Vacations, Limited, Inc. is proud to present THE
REVOLUTION
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According to 19th century South Carolina historian
Edward McCrady, South Carolina was the setting for more battles, engagements,
and skirmishes than any other American colony during the American Revolution. The state was both a hotbed of rebellion and a seat of support for
the Crown. This publication highlights events of the period including the
South Carolina colonists' reaction to the Stamp Act in 1765, the unsuccessful
1776 British attack on Fort Sullivan in Charleston harbor, the fall of
Charleston in 1780, the numerous skirmishes and engagements between forces
loyal to the British crown and patriot partisans led by Francis Marion
and Thomas Sumter, and the eventual recapture of Charleston in 1782.