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Running for Freedom: The FUgitive Slave law and the Coming of the Civil War Lesson PlanRunning for Freedom: The FUgitive Slave law and the Coming of the Civil War Lesson Plan
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Running for Freedom: The FUgitive Slave law and the Coming of the Civil War

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In order to understand the complicated nature of slave laws during the Civil War, learners compare and contrast an abolitionist poster and a runaway slave ad. They use an attached worksheet to consider each primary source document, then compose a written response that describes how people in the North and South resist slavery.

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8th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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