Understanding how John Brown got his inspiration from the Declaration of Independence helps learners further understand both West Virginia and United States history. The resource, a standalone, uses worksheets, discussion, and essay questions to engage young historians.

Concepts

john brown, john locke, abolitionists, the abolitionist movement, civil rights, civil rights leaders, the declaration of independence

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Analyzing the Declaration of Independence as a class beforehand may help to scaffold learning
• Extend learning by connecting how the Declaration of Independence inspires others today

Classroom Considerations

• Requires some prep work, mainly the printing out and distribution of handouts
• The Word doc files are large, so they may take extra time to load/open
  

Pros

• Includes essay questions great for a homework assignment or for use on a unit test
• Includes all needed worksheets and readings

Cons

• Some learners may become bored with the lack of variety in exercises

Common Core

RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.2