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Mattimeo

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "How did Slagar and his slavers get into the abbey?"
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Africa: The Middle Passage and 19th Century America

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners participate in a series of activities to explore the lives of slaves in 19th century America. They examine the design of slave ships, the hardships endured, and the ways that owners depended on slaves for their economic survival.
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Antislavery Sentiments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the basic facts of the Amistad slave ship case. They are challenged to test their powers of close reading by being asked to summarize the decision handed down by the Supreeme Court of the United States in 1841. Students...
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Prejudice and the Navaho Indian Long Walk

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read Scott O'Dell's book, Sing Down the Moon, and answer questions about the forced migration of the Navahos from Arizona to Fort Sumter, New Mexico. They conduct research and describe a tenebrae service and its importance.
Worksheet
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Logical Thinking Skills and Comparison

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this logical thinking skills worksheet, students solve word problems involving one and two digit numbers. Students complete 20 word problems.
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Kansas Cyclopedia of State History: Pottawatomie Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the Pottawatomie Massacre which was John Brown's plan to drive the pro-slavers out of the area. From a 1912 encyclopedia.
Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: John Brown's Holy War: Pottawatomie Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides information on John Brown's involvement in the Pottawatomie Massacre and the reasons behind the massacre.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Petrel and the Black Swan" by Anonymous

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Petrel and the Black Swan" by an unknown author. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.) The story is about a British ship patrolling the seas on the...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Amistad Slave Ship

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 1839 Amistad rebellion involving 53 African slaves who had been abducted from Sierra Leone by Spanish slavers being shipped to Cuba.
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Turner

For Students 9th - 10th
From the BBC's documentary series "Simon Schama's Power of Art," find a synopsis of the broadcast on the English master J. M. W. Turner.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Francis Drake

For Students 9th - 10th
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 - 27 January 1595) was an English privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Queen Elizabeth I awarded Drake knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English...

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