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Opposing Slavery in Kentucky DBQ

Could you oppose slavery in Kentucky and stay in Kentucky?

Could you oppose slavery in Kentucky and stay in Kentucky? Students follow Cassius Clay's True American, John G. Fee, and the founding and exile of Berea to judge how far Kentucky would tolerate dissent.

Grade 8Kentucky HistoryGoogle Slides3 class periodsComing soon

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What's included

  • Teacher presentation (16 slides) with speaker notes
  • Full DBQ packet (33 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
  • Scaffolded version (9 pages)

The documents

  • The True American
  • The Removal of the Press
  • An Anti-Slavery Manual
  • The Founding of Berea
  • The Berea Exile
  • Slavery by the Numbers

Good to know

Class time
3 class periods
Format
Editable Google Slides
Answer key
Included

Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.C.KGO.1, 8.C.RR.3, 8.H.CH.2, 8.H.KH.1, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC