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Topic: Webquest the history of “Slavery in America”

Name:

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Learning Target: The students will learn about the history of Slavery in America.

Directions: Research and record accurate information about each of the following topics /Questions, and people using the following Internet resources.

1) Read this quote “Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery.“Wayne Dyer Do you agree with this quote? Explain

2) What does the word “Slavery” mean in your own words” –

3)Write down 3 things that you know about slavery. Then google search “Slavery in America” and look at the images. What are 2 new ideas that you discovered after looking at the pictures?

4) Read the following information and write down three important facts about how slavery started in America. timelines/slavery.html (Time line of History in America) and the following video.

5)Look at the map of the triangular trade routes



1. What were the “three points” of the triangle?

a.

b.

c

2. List three items exported form each “point” of the triangle.

a. _____________________, _____________________, & _____________________ .

b. _____________________, _____________________, & _____________________ .

c. _____________________ , _____________________, & _____________________ .

6. How many Africans were sold into slavery in Africa? How many died before reaching the coast? How many did not survive the voyage to the new world?

a.

b.

c.

7. What did the ship’s captain do upon outbreak of disease on his slave ship? How many total died?



“Watch”Slave Dancing /Mutiny -

8) Slave Auctions: You are a reporter write a 1 paragraph summary of what you would witness if you went back in time to a slave auction. then watch the following video clip from “Roots”

Slave Codes/Laws

(Watch Video)

9. What were the punishments for a slave who broke the following rules?

Murder:

Robbery:

Associating with whites:

9. What actions or behaviors would require a punishment with this device?



10. What does “anti-amalgamation” mean? What would happen if you were guilty of this?



a.

b.

Escape/Rebellion

- Watch Underground Railroad video.

12. Describe what the Underground Railroad was? What was a conductor? Who are some important people who worked on the Underground Railroad?



13. Who was Nat Turner? Describe his rebellion and what impact it made on the slaving industry in the United States. then watch the video on Nat Turner



14. What is an Abolitionist? Describe three famous Abolitionists and what each did to fight against slavery?



15. Look at the following article and then describe how slavery still exists today. Then think of some ways that slavery can be stopped now and into the future.

16. What are 3 new important ideas/concepts that you learned about slavery in America after completing this webquest? What would you like to learn more about on this topic?

17) What is one important reason why we should continue teaching, researching, and studying the history of slavery in America? Explain your answer.

Scoring Rubric For Slavery Webquest

|Score |Justification for the Score |

|10 points |Project showed extra effort, neatness, and originality. All items were completed well. |

|8 Points |Project was complete, showed strong effort, and was creative. |

|6 Points |Project showed good effort but some errors or work missing. |

|4 Points |Project was minimally acceptable more effort was needed. |

|2 Point |Project was turned in but showed little effort or understanding. |

|0 points |Nothing was completed or turned in for the project. |

Please circle the score you think best reflects how you would grade your project.

Score ________/10 points -----Student Comments for consideration of Grade.

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