Document Based Questions
August 2026 Documents
This month’s selected texts are three letters written between 1775 and 1781 reflecting perspectives on the relations between the colonies and Great Britain. The first comes from Elizabeth Trapier in August 1775, the second letter from Gabriel Manigault, a South Carolinian studying abroad in the 1770s, and the third from Samuel Prioleau, a prisoner of war, to his wife Katy in 1781.
Printable images of the original documents, transcripts, and accompanying questions can be accessed using the links below. These documents are best suited for 4th grade United States & South Carolina Studies Part I (Standard 2), 8th grade South Carolina and the United States (Standard 2), and high school United States History and the Constitution (Standard 1).
Elizabeth Trapier to Harriott Pinckney Horry 1775
Gabriel Manigault to Ann Manigault 1776
August 2026 Questions