Freedom in the Late 19th Century
2012, civll war, emancipation, gender, hahn, immigration, john brown, lesh, reconstruction, slavery, Stanley, strike, strikes, summer, summer session, supreme court
The 2012 summer session is from June 26-29 in Hutchinson. Our scholars are:
Civil War Aftermath and Reconstruction
april 2012, civil war, kerry wynn, mickey ebert, primary sources, reconstruction, simulation, slavery
Dr. Kerry Wynn from Washburn University and Mickey Ebert from the National Archives presented information and strategies to help teachers understand the impact of the war and Reconstruction on American society.
Emancipation Proclamation
8th grade, eighth grade, Emancipation Proclamation, mike self, primary sources, slavery
Mike's lesson is designed to allow students an opportunity to explore several primary documents which shed light onto how and why Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Voices of Slavery in Colonial America
5th grade, colonial america, leslie krug, revolutionary war, slavery, underground railroad
Leslie's lesson is designed to give students an overview of slavery in colonial America and the ways in which some Northern slaves handled the chaos of the American Revolution.
Pre-Civil War America – Slavery & The Underground Railroad
8th grade, artifacts, civil war, keil hileman, slavery
Keil's lesson focuses on providing students a sense of what pre-Civil War America was like for African Americans. The lesson looks at their lives, challenges and situations by examining the Underground Railroad, doing research and studying real slave trade artifacts.
Bringing Slavery to Life
8th grade, andrea dolezal, auction, middle passage, primary sources, simulation, slavery
"Unintended Consequences": Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
8th grade, cotton, kathy bollenbach, primary sources, slavery
Split Decision: Slavery Compromises of the 1800s
8th grade, civil war, compromise, Compromise of 1850, eighth grade, jon bauer, kansas, Kansas-Nebraska Act, missouri compromise, slavery