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Virginians Petition to Prevent the Emancipation of Slaves (with text supports)
The spirit of the American Revolution inspired some slaveholders to manumit, or free, their slaves. In 1782, Virginia passed a law that allowed slaveholders to set slaves free in their wills, where before manumission required a special act of the [...]
Tags: Emancipation, Reading Supports
Item Type: Pamphlet/Petition
Historical Era: Revolution and New Nation (1751-1815)
Lessons in Looking: Contraband in Paintings
In this activity students analyze Theodor Kaufmann's 1867 painting On to Liberty. Students practice finding information and making inferences based on the painting by completing a graphic organizer. Then students read a descriptive paragraph of the [...]
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)