Teacher Resources
Ninety Six
Inquiry Question
When a revolution divides a community, what determines which side people choose?
Primary Sources
What Teachers and Students Use
General Nathanael Greene's Correspondence: Siege of Ninety Six, May-June 1781
PRIMARY · University of North Carolina Press (Papers of Nathanael Greene)
5 analysis prompts
Lord Rawdon to Sir Henry Clinton: Dispatch on the Relief of Ninety Six, June 1781
PRIMARY · Public Record Office (National Archives, United Kingdom)
5 analysis prompts
Ninety Six National Historic Site
INSTITUTIONAL · National Park Service
5 analysis prompts
Pension Applications: Ninety Six Garrison and Siege Participants, 1820s-1840s
PRIMARY · National Archives and Records Administration
5 analysis prompts
South Carolina Backcountry District Records: Ninety Six, 1775-1782
PRIMARY · South Carolina Department of Archives and History
5 analysis prompts
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Lesson Plan
In the Classroom
Learning Objectives
- 1Students will explain the origins of the Patriot-Loyalist conflict in the South Carolina backcountry
- 2Students will analyze why neighbors chose different sides in 1775–1776 and what factors drove those choices
- 3Students will trace the escalation of violence in the backcountry civil war and identify what made it different from conventional military operations
- 4Students will evaluate what happened to Loyalist families after the British abandoned Ninety Six and connect that displacement to broader patterns of the war's aftermath
Explore Further
Ninety Six in the Knowledge Graph
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Comparative Study
Connected Towns
The corroborate prompts in the student packet point to these towns. Teachers can assign cross-town comparisons.
Eutaw Springs
SHARED PERSON
Nathanael Greene commanded at both Ninety Six and Eutaw Springs; Henry Lee's Legion and Andrew Pickens's militia served in both campaigns. The same army fought both engagements three months apart.
Charleston
SHARED THEME
Ninety Six was a loyalist stronghold in the campaign to liberate South Carolina.
Cowpens
SHARED EVENT
Both battles were part of the backcountry campaign in South Carolina.
Assessment
Ninety Six in the American Revolution
Answer the following questions based on our study of Revolutionary history. · 5 questions · Answer key in Teacher Guide PDF
What makes Ninety Six significant in Revolutionary history?
multiple choice
Primary sources are documents or objects created during the time period being studied.
true false
Name one event that occurred in Ninety Six during the Revolutionary period and explain its significance.
short answer
+ 2 more in the full quiz PDF
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