Slavery in the Colonies | Teaching with Primary Sources

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Maryland Public Television MPT Teaching with Primary Sources primary sources Colonial America slavery Atlantic Economy slave trade slave life African Americans indentured servitude slave importation colonial economy free blacks Phyllis Wheatley Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Slavery in the Colonies | Teaching with Primary Sources

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources and examines the role and impact of slavery in colonial America.

Thinking Questions

  • What were some jobs of slaves in the American colonies?
  • Why would some slaves want to help the American colonists?
  • Would the American Revolution make life harder or easier for slaves? Why do you think so?
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PBS Learning Media

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