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Slavery in New York State | In Search of Freedom and a Call for Change | NYS SS Framework 4.5a
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Slavery in New York State | NYS Social Studies Framework 4.5a In Search of Freedom and a Call for Change|

Enhance your New York State Social Studies instruction with this comprehensive, standards-aligned resource focused on Slavery in New York State and the fight for freedom. This two-lesson resource aligns with New York State Social Studies Framework 4.5a: In Search of Freedom and a Call for Change and helps students develop a deeper understanding of slavery in New York, abolition, and the individuals who worked to end slavery in the United States.

Through informational texts, authentic primary sources, collaborative inquiry activities, and evidence-based discussions, students examine the experiences of enslaved people in New York State from the early Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam through emancipation in 1827. Students also investigate the work of important abolitionists including Samuel Cornish, Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Harriet Tubman.

This rigorous and classroom-ready resource promotes historical thinking, primary source analysis, close reading, discussion, and written response skills while helping students build empathy and understanding of this important period in American and New York State history.

🧳 What’s Included

⭐ Informational texts
⭐ Primary source analysis activities
⭐ Jigsaw and collaborative learning activities
⭐ Student station pages and response sheets
⭐ Historical images and authentic primary sources
⭐ Home group summary chart
⭐ Exit tickets
⭐ Teacher directions
⭐ Print-and-go worksheets and classroom-ready materials

❤️ Why Teachers Love This Resource

✔ Aligned to New York State Social Studies Framework 4.5a & 4.5b
✔ Integrates informational text and primary source analysis
✔ Encourages critical thinking and historical inquiry
✔ Supports discussion, collaboration, and evidence-based writing
✔ Includes engaging station activities and jigsaw learning
✔ Helps students examine multiple perspectives and historical experiences
✔ Print-and-go format saves prep time
✔ Ideal for upper elementary social studies classrooms

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