Today’s Walking Classroom tries to describe how horrible life was as a slave and some significant slave rebellions and uprisings, like Nat Turner’s Rebellion and the Amistad Mutiny. An estimated 15 million Africans were forced into slavery in America, and following their arrival, slaves were made to endure cruel living and working conditions filled with brutality and injustice. Many slaves chose to run away or rebel against their masters instead of continuing to live in captivity.
Character Value: Empathy
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RH.6-8.4
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Slave Life and Rebellions Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Slave Life and Rebellions Slide Deck
Includes a traditional dance of the Zaouli people, who are from a region of Africa affected by the slave trade with Colonial America.
Explore Harpers Ferry, particularly John Brown’s fort, in this virtual tour from the American Battlefield Trust (relevant material 0:30-7:00).
Play a Jeopardy!-style game to learn more about the John Brown raid at Harpers Ferry.
Using primary sources from the Library of Congress, select and read a narrative of a slave’s life, then write a paragraph or short essay summarizing the selection and explaining what it illustrates about slave life in America.
Search for terms related to slave life and rebellions.
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