Directions for the map activites
1. Take blank map and indicate if it was a free or slave state. Check and see how you did
2. When did Americans declare their independence from the British? How many colonies were there at that time?
3. Go to this website and play the Thirteen Colonies game
4. Verify the Thirteen Colonies slavery status by going to this website. Put mouse over each colony and see when slavery was abolished.
5. How many of the Thirteen Colonies permitted slavery in 1776?
6. Was slavery permitted in Northern States such as New York and Massachusetts?
7. Are you surprised by this information?
8. Can you give any information about what slavery was like in Northern states during the time of the Revolution? Did slaves run away? Was it similar to the plantation system in South?
9. Why do you think people are far more familiar with the history of slavery in Southern states?
10. Do you think the understanding of slavery's history might depend on an individual's point of view or perspective? How and why?
11. Log on to the Timeline of Slavery and record five facts about the early history of American slavery up to the year 1800 on your map of the Thirteen Colonies.
2. When did Americans declare their independence from the British? How many colonies were there at that time?
3. Go to this website and play the Thirteen Colonies game
4. Verify the Thirteen Colonies slavery status by going to this website. Put mouse over each colony and see when slavery was abolished.
5. How many of the Thirteen Colonies permitted slavery in 1776?
6. Was slavery permitted in Northern States such as New York and Massachusetts?
7. Are you surprised by this information?
8. Can you give any information about what slavery was like in Northern states during the time of the Revolution? Did slaves run away? Was it similar to the plantation system in South?
9. Why do you think people are far more familiar with the history of slavery in Southern states?
10. Do you think the understanding of slavery's history might depend on an individual's point of view or perspective? How and why?
11. Log on to the Timeline of Slavery and record five facts about the early history of American slavery up to the year 1800 on your map of the Thirteen Colonies.