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Who Got Away? 18th Century Runaway Slaves Lesson PlanWho Got Away? 18th Century Runaway Slaves Lesson Plan
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6th - 7th
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Who Got Away? 18th Century Runaway Slaves

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Students read runaway slave advertisements while completing a chart to determine whether slaves successfully escaped. In this US history lesson plan, students must research the Virginia Runaways Digital Project and use the given links to runaway slave advertisements.

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eighteenth century united states history, slavery, social studies

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