Pupils investigate American slavery from colonial times through the Civil War. They incorporate primary sources, video clips, and firsthand accounts to understand how the slavery issue gripped the nation. Essays, presentations, and investigations carry them from the Atlantic slave trade to the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution. 

Concepts

slavery, fugitive slaves, the fugitive slave act, slave culture, the atlantic slave trade

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Divide the class into research teams to investigate different eras of American slavery and present to class
• Create history stations representing each time period from American slavery and have students rotate to each station to gather information

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson materials are designed for a few weeks of use, plan and pace accordingly
  

Pros

• Outlines 18 objectives for use separately or together as an entire unit
• Resource includes teacher reference materials and guides for instructional use

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3