Who got away?
K-12 Objectives | Materials Needed | Procedures | Assessment | Standards Discipline: U.S. History Specific Lesson Topic: How successful were 18th century runaway slaves? Methodology: Primary Sources K-12 Objectives: • Identify some characteristics of runaway slaves in the 18th century. • Recognize what slaves needed in order to be successful when running away. • Generalize about the success of specific runaways in obtaining freedom. • Construct a narrative description of how a slave might be successful in running away. Materials: • Virginia Center for Digital History’s Runaway Slave Advertisement Digital Archive Procedures: Teacher introduction: This lesson makes use of advertisements for slave runaways from the Virginia Runaway’s Project. To prepare for this lesson, read the introduction to the Virginia Runaways Digital Project. It may also be helpful to read some of the background documents collected on runaways and the law. The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand t
