Slave alphabet book as a class or have each student create an individual alphabet book. Student use skills in sequencing to create a time line featuring major events in history. Visitors to the site learn about frederick douglass efforts to abolish slavery and his struggle for rights for all oppressed people. Students will learn about abolitionists, abraham lincoln, the underground railroad, and the th amendment. Then use the information on the map to fill in your chart.
The story of joseph activity book for beginners includes. Students will assemble this informative lifttab book about harriet tubman and the underground railroad and learn how slaves escaped to freedom. Usually, when we say american slavery or the american slave trade. Although slavery has been practiced for almost the whole of recorded history, the vast numbers involved in the african slave trade has left a legacy which cannot be ignored. Subscribe to this newsletter for updates on similar historical work. Introduction slavery and the slave trade have been age old institutions and practices in almost every continent in the world. Critical reading, writing historical fiction, decodingword identification, for a wealth of student activities and resources about the underground railroad, see. Timeline of slavery and the underground railroad 1501 african slaves first arrive in the new world as the result of spanish settlement in santo domingo current capital of dominican republic. This concept has been around for thousands of years. Great book for students to see how slavery affected children. To explore an interactive timeline and map of slavery in america from 18601950, visit. This is a 78page downloadable activity book in pdf format. Select option 1 to buy a copy for your personal use, or option 2 group license if you would like to make multiple copies for your group, church, ministry or.
In michael cottmans new book, shackles from the deep, the history of the slave trade comes to life. The finished product is a lifttab book that students can. Allissa richardson of 2mpower media, including classroom activity guides for high school and college students and accompanying teacher resources. Learners will find the mileage within 1015 miles accuracy, and describe in. As historian susan schulten has shown, this particular map was created by a federal. The missouri compromise, 1820 blank map including missouri. Modernday slavery a very impressive multipart series.
Escape from slavery activity grades 412, students travel back to 1860 to follow a young slave as he flees a kentucky plantation for canada along the underground railroad. Select option 1 to buy a copy for your personal use, or option 2 group license if you would like to make multiple copies for your group, church, ministry or congregation. As historian susan schulten has shown, this particular map was created by a. The underground railroad for kids is an inspiring story of brave people compelled to act in the face of injustice, risking their livelihoods, their families, and their lives in the name of freedom. British, french, dutch, andby the end of the centuryamerican activity. Slideshows of important themes in american history with images and audio. Coast survey map calculated the number of slaves in each. It is tiered to accommodate different levels of student comprehension and ability, and to guide students of all learning levels to higherorder thinking.
When you are done, ask yourself what you have learned about the people, places, and history of this unique yet difficult period of american. A geographyhumanities lesson looking at modern slavery. Frederick douglass national historic site y,m,o,t born into slavery, frederick douglass was a runaway slave, abolitionist, civil rights advocate, author and statesmen. Great as an introduction to slavery or the civil war. A history of slavery in the united states national. From slavery to freedom with 21 activities for kids series 9781556525544. The interactive slideshow with audio lets students read a short article at each stop. Most students leave high school without an adequate understanding of the role slavery played in the development. Originally published in two volumes, the first half deals with slavery from ancient times to the renaissance, the second half concentrates on the african slave trade, and also covers some of the modern uses of forced labor, gulags and other types of nearslavery. It sets the stage for student understanding of why the war was fought, the objectives and strategies of both.
A pioneering book as very little has thus far been published on the subject in the. A time line, reading list, glossary, and listing of web sites for further exploration complete this activity book. The clear connection between slavery and american capitalism. In a society in which nearly everybody is dominated by somebody elses mind or by a disembodied mind, it becomes increasingly difficult to learn the truth about the activities of governments and corporations, about the quality or value of products, or about the health of ones own place and economy.
Name three places outside of the united states where the routes end. By 1840 most slaves who lived north of the masondixon line were set free. Apportionment legislation an act apportioning seats for maine, 1820 item 2. In this brainpop movie, tim and moby will help you understand the terrible institution of slavery from its beginnings in ancient history up through the enslavement of africans in the united states. Due to variances in browsers and operating systems, the selected map may not print on this page. Slavery slavery is the idea that a human is someones property, that heshe can be bought, sold and owned. What products were traded from the west indies to the thirteen colonies. The map that lincoln used to see the reach of slavery. Slavery in what became the united states probably began with the arrival of 20 and odd enslaved africans to the british colony of virginia, in 1619.
This booklet is an overview of a few of the most active supporters in the movement to abolish slavery. A quilt map to freedom stroud, bettye, bennett, erin susanne on. Civil war project educates students on how the issue of slavery divided america a mere 85 years after it declared its independence. The interactive map for business of antihuman trafficking organisations and the accompanying report is a resource for companies to navigate emerging partners and resources. It identified the percentage of the population enslaved in each county, and the total number of slavesfour million, up from 700,000 in 1790was a figure that could not have gone unnoticed by americans living through such violent upheaval. An awardwinning, publicly funded digital learning game that asks middle school students to assume the role of a black slave in 1800s america is prompting debate about when and how to employ the. Harriet tubman and the underground railroad printable k. The slave economy of the southern states had ripple effects throughout the entire us economy, with plenty of merchants in new york city, boston, and.
By law, it was illegal to teach a slave to read and write. If you have found this map helpful, you may also like the other visualizations and maps ive made. For example, europeans produced furniture and tools, while colonists in north america had fish and lumber. This works well as a story and also as a lesson in africanamerican history. There were many reasons for the split between north and south. Read the article you can also listen to the audio while you read. Slavery, underground railroad, abolitionists and harriet tubman, civil war. Slavery was a deeply rooted institution in north america that.
Interactive map bbc modern slavery an infographic visual. Activities the following activities will enhance students learning experience and encourage a deeper understanding of slavery. Reading comprehension profile of courageous abolitionist classro. Slavery in america activities and educational games. About the era, an article that explains how the north and south disagreed about slavery and other issues, president lincolns emancipation proclamation, how the war was. This map shows the divided nation as the united states headed toward war. If you enjoyed this study, please take a moment to click the button below and share it. After the american revolution, many northern states outlawed slavery. Interactive map for business of antihuman trafficking. This activity works well as an introduction to learning about the civil war.
They can click on accompanying images to read popups with more information. This map shows that the kingdom of judah existed on the west coast of africa in 1710. Includes posting on a bulletin board, writing a secret letter, a harriet tubman web hunt, and a mapping activity. The antebellum south the era between the war of 1812 and the american civil war. Examine the role of slavery in the civil war and the significance of the emancipation proclamation though these educational videos and related activities. Recent case studies are included in the ppt, there are 3 different case studies. This map will help you learn more about major routes used by people on the underground railroad. Popular slavery books meet your next favorite book.
Objectives after completing this activity, students will be able to. Slave states student version activity items the following items are part of this activity and appear at the end of this student version. After carefully reading through the information, test your knowledge of the underground rail. Five detailed teacher lesson plans, including joseph the dreamer, sold into slavery, the dreaming pharaoh, the silver cup, and joseph and his family. Edwin hergesheimers map of southern slavery was printed in september of 1861 and sold to raise money for sick and wounded union soldiers. Activity book discovering the underground railroad. Use your textbook or map book to complete the following activity. Slavery, the underground railroad, and abolition these educational resources will complement your curriculum on this important part of u. An interactive map showing how slavery spread across the united states.
This activity book profiles real heroes and heroines in their struggle to abolish slavery in america forever. If i were in high school and writing an essay about slavery in the roman empire or something, this would have been perfect. The underground railroad refers to the efforts of enslaved afri. Coast survey in 1861 using census data from 1860, shows the relative prevalence of slavery in southern counties that year. These maps reveal how slavery expanded across the united states. Harriet tubman readers theater underground railroad book videos interactive. Look for the port towns you labeled on your map on the chart and map above.
A great inclass or takehome activity for black history month. Use our timeline to navigate a history of slavery in the united states. Materials pink and say by patricia polacco from the slavery in illinois kit life as a slave photo analysis questionnaire in this lesson plan slave lullabies music cd from the book in the hollow of your hand from the slavery in illinois kit optional trivenn diagram in this lesson plan internet access optional. Parents and teachers are encouraged to talk to children about the underground railroad and the materials presented in this booklet. And if you pause the map and click on a dot, youll learn about the ships.
Slavery, underground railroad, and abolition worksheets. The underground railroad was the network used by enslaved black. Slavery timeline activity by di teacher teachers pay. Junior ranger activity book discovering the underground railroad. We liked making a diorama of a house with a secret hiding place. Includes information on the basics, history, slavery, the bill of rights women and how it all works together.
Many people in the north felt that slavery should be illegal in all the united states. The leusden was one of the last wic vessels used to transport slaves and. Engaging reading and interactive activities include. As an alternative, students could also create an alphabet book focusing on civil rights or a current liberation struggle. The truth no black person was ever meant to find out. This book is a shallow and broad discussion of the institution of human slavery, with little analysis but lots of pictures and primary sources. Learn more about it during the 1600s and 1700s, people who lived on the continents of europe, africa, and north america all had products that the others needed. Activities find it the map shows trade between nations in the 1600s and 1700s. Given a map, tlw trace the routes of the slaves on their journey north by calculating the mileage each one walked. Follow a runaway slave to freedom along the underground railroad in 1860. The two regions had different economies, for example, and different traditions.
Joseph activity book for beginners teaching resources. It officially ended with the ratification of the th amendment in 1865. Slavery in africa whether slavery existed within subsaharan african iron age kingdoms before the arrival of europeans is hotly contested among african studies scholars. Slavery and the slave trade in precolonial africa by dr. The coast survey map of slavery was one of many maps drawn from data produced in 19thcentury america. About 60,000 people suffer under modernday slavery in the united states. French ports activity in french ports and europe in the slave trade 15001815 from. Akosua perbi fulbrightscholarinresidence manchester college indiana, u. Animated interactive of the history of the atlantic slave trade. This activity includes directions, cutouts, materials list, and book pages. Creation of a slave ship this activity may not be appropriate for all classrooms. There are also 2 blank cards so students can add 2 of events of their choice. Find a compilation of all the interactive activities within the student activity the underground railroad.
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