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This Runaway Slaves: From the Revolution to the New Republic lesson plan also includes:
- Runaway Slaves: From the Revolution to the New Republic (.html)
- Resource Sheet #1: An Overseer Doing his Duty (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #2: Fugitive slave advertisement for Robert placed by Dr. Thomas (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #3: Fugitive slave advertisement for Tom placed by James Jordan, Maryland (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #4: Fugitive slave advertisement for Ned Barnes placed by John Hanson (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #5: Fugitive slave advertisement for Caesar placed by Richard Cowman (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #6: Fugitive slave advertisement for Billy placed by John Horrell (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #7: Fugitive slave advertisement for Will placed by Henry Plummer (.pdf)
- Resource Sheet #8: Fugitive slave advertisement for Bet placed by James Disney (.pdf)
- Runaway Slave Presentations #1 (.pdf)
- Runaway Slave Advertisement (.pdf)
- Runaway Slave Presentations #2 (.pdf)
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Who were the enslaved people in colonial America? Using ads from enslavers looking to recapture escaped people, young historians put faces and identities to them. Primary sources, such as wanted ads, help scholars reconstruct who these people were and what life may have been like.
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Instructional Ideas
- Discuss the identities of a typical runaway enslaved person in colonial Maryland
- Create a portrait of a person who had escaped from slavery
Classroom Considerations
- Descriptions of slavery and enslaved people may be traumatic for some class members
Pros
- Lesson encourages creativity and critical thinking
- Resources offer new ways of looking at primary sources to understand the past
Cons
- None