The Southern Frontier in the American Revolution

The American Revolution did not begin and end in Boston. The backcountry in the South was an especially important region in the struggle for American independence. From a conversation with Walter Edgar, scholar of South Carolina history, the viewer will learn about the complicated factors that influenced the conflict on the southern frontier.

[@christopherwilliams3517]

Fantastic conversation with two historians that understand the different experiences in southern states around the time of the American Revolution.

[@zachschevelle]

Very interesting. As a descendant of Back-County South Carolinians during Colonial times, I would think many of them held Loyalist views or at least remained neutral, because they were so far removed from the Crown. Living on the frontier, they were already disenfranchised from the Low Country let alone England. Living self-sufficiently without the help from either entity, perhaps they didn't see the advantage to fighting at the onset.

[@jgriz13]

I’d say you’re right: Backcountry inhabitants would’ve found it easy to avoid the conflict.

[@fuquaysteve271]

Yes but to continue your thought...the upstate people were paying taxes for no services or protection and also land expansion was being restricted. The atrocities committed by loyalists/british troops fueled the urning for liberty.

[@nyxnoch]

Cool video - I grew up in Pawleys Island South Carolina Low Country of Aaron Burr’s daughter Theodosia Burr Alston and 44th S.C. Joseph Alston that later became 50th Lt. Governor of S.C. Plowden C.J. Weston Plantation and lived one block east of Kings Highway that ran through the Plantation.
My 8th Great Grandmother Elizabeth Ward was Brookgreen Plantation Joshua John Ward cousin the King of Rice.
My Bermuda and Virginia Tucker family made the Litchfield Beach Plantation between Pawleys and Brookgreens.
Across from Waccamaw River is my family Crawford Rice Plantation Whitehouse that is now part of a family who got it in 1990 and still sell the Carolina Gold Rice called Andy’s on Amazon and the Santee Plantation Rice with same name. My DNA shows my genetics where there including Alston plantations yet not sure how I am relate to them.
Most settled Virginia after Bermuda wreck of the Sea Venture and lived in Virginia Tidewaters and then moved to tidewaters of Edenton, Taraboro, Winton, New Bern, New Hanover County North Carolina and then went down into South Carolina Low Country to Savannah- Fayetteville’s Barge Tavern Lewis Barge signed the Liberty Point Resolves June 20th 1775 is my 4th great grandfather. He was a German from Germantown Pennsylvanian though.
In 1820 Georgia Land Lottery the became the Wiregrass Pioneers of Irwin - Berrien County to Coast of St. Mary’s and down into Florida and became Tobacco growers and Cattle Ranches -
The other half created Atlanta which Emory University is our land; as well as Clarke County; George Walton Walton County my 1 cousin 7 times removed and Jackson County my family as well. The wealthy Woolfolk family enter Macon Georgia and Pulaski County and to Woolfolks of Columbus Georgia. My 3rd Great Grandfather Richard Woolfolk was murdered in the Macon’s Woolfolk Massacre of 1887 and my 2nd great grandmother Lillie Woolfolk Cowan took all the land of Fort Hawkins to Indian Mounds and Lake Tobeesokee land and a huge part of Pulaski County and was considered one of largest land holder in her day.
I grew up in Low Country and love it - so from Edenton North Carolina to Savannah Georgia most of the island’s plantations are some way or another my family - I miss home I just ate Carolina Gold Dirty Rice and Red beans and Frogmore Stew yesterday - yet I live on Oregon Coast in Bandon today.
So I enjoyed this video.
Later my brother bought the Charleston Highway Mine Creek land where the Mine Creek siege of arms happen in Johnston near Saluda, South Carolina. I have no idea why he sold his house and land there - so much history on his old land. I loved walking Mine Creek for squirrels and realize what happened there is so amazing.

[@matthewhall3042]

We don’t have a tidewater region in SC. It’s the lowcountry.

[@susansurles3776]

And in north carolina its down east.

[@Wadzillia]

Yes we have a tidewater region in South Carolina. Not all of the Low Country is effected by the ocean tides.

[@colinmcewen9530]

they dident want to rebel but when the states above and below them rebelled they had to join in or face attack from both sides