Slavery in the United States
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Slavery in the United States Another View This book explains some of the reasons abolitionists, slaves, and others opposed slavery. Ask a trusted adult to help you research more about slavery. Try to find a book that explains more of the reasons why southerners wanted to keep slaves. Write a short essay comparing and contrasting the new source’s point of view with that of this book’s author. What is the point of view of each author? How are they similar and why? How are they different and why?
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Slavery in the United States Take a Stand This book explains why the North fought to keep the South from seceding in the Civil War. Do you think the North should have worked to keep the nation united? Do you think the Union would have suffered without the Confederacy? Write a short essay explaining your opinion. Give reasons for your opinion, and make sure you have facts and details that support those reasons.
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Slavery in the United States Tell the Tale Chapter Two discusses the horrors of slave markets. In your own words, write a short description of what these markets would have been like for slaves. How did the market look? How were the slaves treated and sold? Be sure to set the scene, develop a sequence of events, and offer a conclusion.
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Slavery in the United States Say What? Reading about slavery in the United States can mean learning new vocabulary words. Flip through this book and write down five words you’ve never seen before. Then look them up in the dictionary. After you’ve learned their meanings, write one sentence for each word that shows you know how to use it.
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Slavery in the United States Another View This book explains some of the reasons abolitionists, slaves, and others opposed slavery. Ask a trusted adult to help you research more about slavery. Try to find a book that explains more of the reasons why southerners wanted to keep slaves. Write a short essay comparing and contrasting the new source’s point of view with that of this book’s author. What is the point of view of each author? How are they similar and why? How are they different and why?
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www.abdopublishing.com
Slavery in the United States Take a Stand This book explains why the North fought to keep the South from seceding in the Civil War. Do you think the North should have worked to keep the nation united? Do you think the Union would have suffered without the Confederacy? Write a short essay explaining your opinion. Give reasons for your opinion, and make sure you have facts and details that support those reasons.
ABDO PUBLISHING IS A DIVISION OF ABDO
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www.abdopublishing.com
Slavery in the United States Tell the Tale Chapter Two discusses the horrors of slave markets. In your own words, write a short description of what these markets would have been like for slaves. How did the market look? How were the slaves treated and sold? Be sure to set the scene, develop a sequence of events, and offer a conclusion.
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AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www.abdopublishing.com
Slavery in the United States Say What? Reading about slavery in the United States can mean learning new vocabulary words. Flip through this book and write down five words you’ve never seen before. Then look them up in the dictionary. After you’ve learned their meanings, write one sentence for each word that shows you know how to use it.
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