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Grade 10, United States History to 1877 Std 8: Trace the development of efforts to abolish slavery prior to the Civil War.

Lesson Plans: John Brown and the Underground Railroad This lesson asks students to analyze John Brown’s attitudes and actions against slavery and the differences between his views and those of other people who were active in the Underground Railroad and the abolitionist movement. Women and Men in the Freedman's Aid Movement To explore the differences in opinion between women active in the freedmen's aid movement and male officials in the Freedman's Aid Commission Would You Have Helped Out? This lesson has students investigate the dangers that escaping slaves and their helpers on the Underground Railroad faced and asks them to consider whether they would have helped if they’d been free people during the time of slavery. The Age of Reform Students will understand the fundamental beliefs of abolitionism and the range of anti-slavery positions; and will understand the activities of women of different racial and social groups within the women’s rights movement in antebellum America. Uncle Tom's Cabin & the Ideology of Slavery This lesson will provide insight into how racial stereotypes were constructed and reinforced by American popular culture during the Antebellum Era and will examine how Uncle Tom's Cabin challenged those stereotypes and contributed to the escalating tensions between North and South over the issue of slavery.

Resources: Slavery and the Making of America (PBS) Africans in America (PBS) Slavery in America Alabama Virtual Library History Timelines (Alternatime) Why did some men support the women's rights movement in the 1850s, and how did their ideas compare to those of women in the movement? Biographical sketches of these notable figures. National Women's History Museum History Matters Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. National Archives Digital Classroom American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress.
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