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Introduce students to some key people surrounding the Underground Railroad and the abolition movement. Divide the class into pairs or groups of three. Assign each pair/group one of the Faces of Freedom on the National Geographics website (link HERE). Instruct students to use both library and credible online resources to learn about their character. Students can present their character to the class and/or create a poster of the characters life and works. Be creative!
The Missouri Compromise (1820) Nat Turner Slave Rebellion (1831) Compromise of 1850 Uncle Toms Cabin published (1852) Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) Dred Scott Decision (1857) John Browns Raid (1859) Election of Abraham Lincoln (November 1860) Secession of South Carolina (December 1860)
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