Lesson Plan
Comparative Analysis: Emancipation
Student groups will read primary and secondary sources regarding the history of emancipation of enslaved Africans in various historical contexts spanning the American Revolution, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
Curriculum Standards
9th-12th Grades, Foundations of American Republicanism, US History and the Constitution
- Foundations of American Republicanism
Standard 1: Influence of the Atlantic World on the regional and national development of republicanism and federalism from 1607–1815
Skills Addressed
- USHC.2.CX: Contextualize the perspectives on the role of the federal government in securing natural rights during the period 1830-1877.
- USHC.2.CE: Evaluate the causes and consequences of economic and geographic expansion through significant turning points from 1803-1865.
Overview
- Grade Level(s)
- 9th-12th Grades
Standard(s)
US History and the Constitution: Foundations of American Republicanism
Standard 1: Influence of the Atlantic World on the regional and national development of republicanism and federalism from 1607–1815
Indicators
- USHC.2.CX: Contextualize the perspectives on the role of the federal government in securing natural rights during the period 1830-1877.
- USHC.2.CE: Evaluate the causes and consequences of economic and geographic expansion through significant turning points from 1803-1865.