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Grade Level: 4th

 

North Carolina Standard Course of Study:

Goal 1:

The learner will assess the influence of geography on the economic, political, and social development of slavery in the United States .

Objective 2:

Analyze the role of geography on the growth and development of slavery.

Objective 4:

Investigate the Middle Passage as one of the largest forced migrations in human history.

Goal 2:

The learner will develop an understanding of the justifications and ramifications of slavery between 1619 and 1860.

Objective 1:

Analyze the economic, social, religious, and legal justifications for the establishment and continuation of slavery.

Objective 4:

Assess the role slavery played in the development of nationalism and sectionalism.

 

 

 

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Good links for background information:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/

http://www.education-world.com/a_sites/sites004.shtml

http://www.freedomcenter.org/

This WebQuest was created by

Brandon Shivers ([email protected]) and Meredith Alford ( [email protected] )

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