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\nC-SPAN Classroom: Middle School Civics\n

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\nIntroduce middle schoolers to the roles and powers of the three branches of the United States government, with the 21 resources in the C-SPAN Civics collection. Sorted into the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial...\n
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\nNational Constitution Center: Hall Pass Videos\n

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\nThe National Constitution Center offers this collection of informative and entertaining videos intended to start conversations and develop critical thinking skills. Viewers learn about the rights granted by the constitution, about the...\n
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\nDred Scott v. Sandford\n

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\nWho decides someone is not a real person? Scholars investigate the Dred Scott v. Sandford court case which deals directly with slavery and citizenship. After viewing a short video clip, classmates work in pairs to assess and discuss the...\n
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\nDred Scott vs. Stanford\n

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\nThe United States was on the brink of a war within itself when the Dred Scott case came before the Supreme Court. Viewers examine the defining case that served as a ratuionale for slavery leading into the Civil War. \n
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\nWriting About Informational Text: The Dred Scott Decision\n

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\nLooking for a performance assessment that asks individuals to demonstrate their competency in writing about informational text? Use Frederick Douglass' essay \"On the Dred Scott Decision,\" and an excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's 1857 speech...\n
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\nDred Scott v. Sanford\n

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\nDred Scott v. Sanford was a watershed moment for the country—and a key moment leading up to the Civil War. Using videos and analytical worksheets, scholars consider the facts of the case and then develop their own arguments before the...\n
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\nSupreme Court Spotlight: Dred Scott v. Sandford\n

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\nLife was precarious for free and enslaved African Americans, as demonstrated by the tragic Dred Scott decision. The Supreme Court case not only denied an enslaved man's petition for freedom, but also claimed that African Americans—free...\n
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\nFrom Dred Scott to the Civil Rights Act of 1875: Eighteen Years of Change\n

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\nWhat do a photo of Abraham Lincoln, a map for the Battle of Antietam, and the Dred Scott decision all have in common? Learners consider the broader question as they examine documents related to civil rights during the Civil War and...\n
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\nAmistad and Dred Scott—a Comparative Activity\n

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\nWhat do slaves fighting for their freedom on board a ship and a slave fighting for his freedom in a courtroom have in common? Budding historians investigate the two different cases of the Amistad slave revolt and the Dred Scott argument....\n
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\nThe Dred Scott Case (1857)\n

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\nHigh schoolers read and discuss Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court case, describe in writing Constitutional principles and results of case, explain how Supreme Court decision may have helped further tensions between states, and answer...\n
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\nDred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court Decision\n

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\nDred Scott was a harbinger of the Civil War. An enslaved man claimed freedom because his owner had taken him into free territory. Not only did the Supreme Court rule that Dred Scott and his wife were to remain enslaved, but it also ruled...\n
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\nDred Scott and the Constitution\n

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\nStudents investigate the outcome of the Dred Scott case. In this human rights lesson, students read Justice Taney's decision about property rights and citizenship. Students write essays about the outcome of the case and President...\n
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\nAmerica responds to Dred Scott\n

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\nEleventh graders examine the reactions Americans had to the Dred Scott decision.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders read editorials from newspapers.  Students analyze these editorials and audio tapes from that...\n
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\nStudents examine the issues of slavery and due process. In this Supreme Court lesson plan, students examine primary documents from Dred Scott v. Sandford and discuss the implications of the decision.\n
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\nThe Dred Scott Decision\n

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\nIn this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a passage about the Dred Scott Decision and answer questions about what they read. Students write 4 short answers.\n
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\nThe Trial of Dred Scott\n

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\nStudents study the trial of Dred Scott. They investigate the New York Times reporter and simulate writing about the trial for a newspaper. They identify the 5Ws from the play using a graphic organizer and present their findings to the...\n
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\nBefore Dred Scott: Freedom Suits in Antebellum Missouri\n

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\nLearners examine and analyze original documents that enhance understanding of antebellum slavery in Missouri and a particular method of gaining freedom: the freedom suit.\n
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\nWas the Dred Scott Decision Judicial Activism?\n

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\nStudents debate the validity of 4 different foundations of judicial decision-making. They describe Lincoln and Douglas's adherence to any of 4 different foundations of judicial decision-making in their analysis of the Dred Scott decision\n
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\nPlessy v. Ferguson & the Roots of Segregation\n

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\nHow far in the past do the roots of Jim Crow and segregation extend? Young historians closely consider this question using detailed PowerPoint slides as a basis for discussion rather than lecture, culminating in an activity where class...\n
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\n1850s: Road to Secession\n

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\nDetailing the political and social events leading up to the Civil War, this presentation provides students with maps, political cartoons, and photographs to put this time period into historical context. The Presidential Elections of...\n
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\nUsing personas ranging from freed African Americans to wealthy plantation owners, young historians consider various points of view around the events in the days leading up to the Civil War including major milestones such as the Dred...\n
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\nThe Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion\n

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\nUnderground Railroad\n

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\nThe Thirteenth Amendment\n

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\nWhile the end of the Civil War marked the end of slavery with the Thirteenth Amendment, the questions of the Reconstruction remain unanswered today. Slavery first became a matter of debate at the Constitutional Convention. Today, we...\n
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