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Slavery and the American Founding: The "Inconsistency Not to Be Excused" Lesson PlanSlavery and the American Founding: The "Inconsistency Not to Be Excused" Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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2 days
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Year
2010
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Slavery and the American Founding: The "Inconsistency Not to Be Excused"

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High schoolers examine slavery in the revolutionary and colonial eras of the United States. In this slavery lesson, learners investigate the presence of slavery in early America, the language of the Constitution, and the intent of the founding fathers regarding slavery.

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Concepts

civil rights, human rights, civics, slavery, the founding fathers

Additional Tags

civil rights, slavery, slavery in colonial america, english language arts

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  • Thorough background information and activity guidelines, plus worksheets and links to the primary documents and informational texts

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  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.5 RH.9-10.9 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.9 RH.11-12.10 WHST.9-10.1.a WHST.9-10.1.c WHST.9-10.1.d WHST.9-10.1.e WHST.9-10.2.a WHST.9-10.2.b WHST.9-10.2.c WHST.9-10.2.d WHST.9-10.2.e WHST.9-10.2.f WHST.9-10.4 WHST.9-10.5 WHST.9-10.7 WHST.9-10.8 WHST.9-10.9 WHST.9-10.10 WHST.11-12.1.a WHST.11-12.1.c WHST.11-12.1.d WHST.11-12.1.e WHST.11-12.2.a WHST.11-12.2.b WHST.11-12.2.c WHST.11-12.2.d WHST.11-12.2.e WHST.11-12.4 WHST.11-12.5 WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.8 WHST.11-12.9 WHST.11-12.10 WHST.9-10.3 WHST.11-12.3

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