Thursday, April 18, 2013
Being a Record of the Underground Railroad
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Petition of Northern Blacks to Lincoln
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Sic Semper Tyrranis
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Pvt. Wilson Wood
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Emancipation
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Benjamin Bannon's Letter
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
We're Gwine to Fight
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Freed Negroes in New Bern
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Hymn of the Freedmen
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
African American Refugees
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Frederick Douglass Quote
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Charlotte Forten Grimke Journal
What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Contraband from Fort Monroe
Answer these questions : What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Henry Highland Garnett's Speech
Answer these questions: What is the document and who created it? What is the main idea? What does it tell us about how African - Americans gained freedom?
Lincoln Writes the Emancipation Proclamation
Answer: What kind of document? Who made it? What does it tell us about how African-Americans gained freedom?
Emancipation Fact-Finding Mission
Emancipation Fact-Finding Mission Live Binder
Go to this link. For each resource, answer the following questions:
* What type of document is this? Who created it?
*What is this document about? Give a SHORT synopsis.
*What is the main idea or message of this document?
* How does it relate to the question: "How did slaves gain their freedom?"
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Resources for Antebellum Unit
While I am gone this week, you will be using the resources contained in the link below to complete the assignments you have been given. Should you have any questions, you may send me an email at cjulsrud@alexander.k12.nc.us As my email comes to my phone, I should be able to answer you in a timely manner. We have been over the instructions, so good luck, and happy learning!
Antebellum Sectionalism Links
Antebellum Sectionalism Links
Monday, January 28, 2013
Personal Response to Amendment Projects
Which amendment, in your opinion, moved America closest to being a "perfect union"? You have seen presentations on the 13th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 24th, and 26th Amendments. Each of these amendments established a different America. Each of these Amendments was also meant to further the democratic ideals of unity, freedom, peace, well-being, defense, and/ or liberty. How did the amendment you chose move us further toward these ideals?
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Amendment 13 Resources
Here are a few sites to get you started!
This link leads to a "This Day in History" page on the History Channel site: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/13th-amendment-ratified
This site contains some basic information and background on the 13th Amendment and what it meant when it was passed: http://www.greatamericanhistory.net/amendment.htm
This site contains a wealth of information. Make sure you use the navigation buttons at the top of the page and fully explore! http://13thamendment.harpweek.com/
The History Channel's 13th Amendment page; use the links at the bottom to navigate to related themes. There should also be some related videos to view if you want. http://www.history.com/topics/thirteenth-amendment
This links to an online textbook from USHistory.org. This links to the first page of the section concerning slavery, but you will need to continue navigating the site in order to access as much as you can. http://www.ushistory.org/us/27.asp
A group that wants the 13th Amendment to recognize human trafficking as a modern-day form of slavery. Use this for the current events section of the assignment. http://fightslaverynow.org/why-fight-there-are-27-million-reasons/the-law-and-trafficking/trafficking-victims-protection-act/the-13th-amendment/
This link leads to a "This Day in History" page on the History Channel site: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/13th-amendment-ratified
This site contains some basic information and background on the 13th Amendment and what it meant when it was passed: http://www.greatamericanhistory.net/amendment.htm
This site contains a wealth of information. Make sure you use the navigation buttons at the top of the page and fully explore! http://13thamendment.harpweek.com/
The History Channel's 13th Amendment page; use the links at the bottom to navigate to related themes. There should also be some related videos to view if you want. http://www.history.com/topics/thirteenth-amendment
This links to an online textbook from USHistory.org. This links to the first page of the section concerning slavery, but you will need to continue navigating the site in order to access as much as you can. http://www.ushistory.org/us/27.asp
A group that wants the 13th Amendment to recognize human trafficking as a modern-day form of slavery. Use this for the current events section of the assignment. http://fightslaverynow.org/why-fight-there-are-27-million-reasons/the-law-and-trafficking/trafficking-victims-protection-act/the-13th-amendment/
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