As a result of this lesson plan, students will: 1. Learn that freedom was not granted for all U.S. citizens in the new republic. 2. Learn that slavery existed in the northern Colonies. 3. Learn that the enslaved did not have control over their lives to live freely and pursue their own happiness. 4. Learn the enslaved did not reap the same rewards as the enslaver.
Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1. Freedom for All? Slavery in the New Republic