anticipation activity think of one thing you think you know about slavery. turn to the person next...
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Anticipation Activity
Think of one thing you think you know about slavery.
Turn to the person next to you.
Tell that person what you came up with.
Would anyone like to share with the class?
Please follow along as I read aloud.
Freedom and Equality?As we read this section, underline
any phrases that don’t make sense for a country that has slavery.
◦Declaration of Independence◦Preamble to the Constitution◦Bill of Rights
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
True or False!
123
Read fast,think fast,
answer fast.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
1. Because they were human beings, slaves had rights.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
2. Slaves were considered citizens of the United States.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
3. Slaves were paid a small wage for their work.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
True!
123
4. Some slaves risked their lives trying to gain freedom.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
True!
123
5. Originally, our Constitution said slavery was legal.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
True!
123
6. Abolitionists hoped slavery would end if they could stop it from spreading.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
7. The Missouri Compromise created more free states than slave states.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
8. Slavery developed mainly in the North, where slaves worked large plantations.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
9. Thanks to Dred Scott, the Supreme Court said all African-Americans were citizens.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
True!
123
10. Slave rebellions caused even harsher restrictions against black people.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
11. The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a slave state.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
12. Slaves who escaped to the northern states automatically became free.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
13. Slaveholders thought slaves would work better if they could read and write.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
False!
123
14. The Fugitive Slave Act gave all runaway slaves their freedom.
True/False ActivityCall out the right answers on the count of
three.
True!
123
15. When counting the population of a state, a slave counted as 3/5 of a person.
TRADING PLACES
WHAT DID IT MEAN TO HAVE NO RIGHTS?
TIMELINE OF ANTI-SLAVERY LAWS
Please select a person to lead the class through each section.