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C3 Teachers is pleased to publish these inquiries through our work on the New York State Social Studies K-12 Resource Toolkit project. Use the Inquiry Filter below to view the inquiries.

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9-12 Nebraska

Anna: One Woman’s Quest for Freedom

In November of 1815, an enslaved woman known only as Anna jumped out of a third floor window in Washington DC in what was assumed to be a suicide attempt. Presumed dead, abolitionists used her story to expose the harsh realities of slavery and advocate for better treatment of slaves. In 2015, the Oh Say […]

Compelling Question

What did freedom mean for Anna?

Staging the Question

Students view an image of Anna leaping from a third-floor window and draw inferences and make predictions about the image, drawing on background knowledge and previous understanding.
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4th Grade5th Grade Kentucky

Slavery in Kentucky

This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the influence of slavery on the history of individual states, particularly highlighting Kentucky. (The blueprint for this inquiry was purposefully written so as to allow for other states or regions to adapt it to their local particulars.) By investigating the compelling question–How did slavery shape my state?–students […]

Compelling Question

How Did Slavery Shape My State?

Staging the Question

In staging the compelling question, teachers may prompt students with images depicting slavery and have a class discussion about slavery’s origins and possible consequences on individuals involved. This will provide an opportunity to review the causes of the development of slavery, as well as allow students to consider how the system affected both slaves and slave owners.
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11th Grade New York

Emancipation

The goal of this inquiry is to introduce students to historiography as they wrestle with historical significance within the context of a historical controversy. The common narrative about the end of slavery has given credit to President Abraham Lincoln, who earned the nickname “The Great Emancipator.” However, over the past 30 years, many scholars have […]

Compelling Question

Does It Matter Who Freed the Slaves?

Staging the Question

Read and discuss excerpts from the Washington Post article “On Emancipation Day in D.C., Two Memorials Tell Very Different Stories” and view images of the Emancipation Memorial and the African American Civil War Memorial.
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5th Grade New York

Sugar and Slavery

This inquiry provides students with an opportunity to evaluate the relationship between the dramatic increase in European sugar consumption in the 18th and 19th centuries and the reliance on the labor of enslaved persons to produce sugar in the Western Hemisphere. In examining the compelling question–“How did sugar feed slavery?” students explore the environmental, economic, […]

Compelling Question

How Did Sugar Feed Slavery?

Staging the Question

Complete a think-pair-share activity to determine if any popular consumer products today might be produced through inhumane means.
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7th Grade New York

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

This seventh grade annotated inquiry provides students with an opportunity to explore how words affect public opinion through an examination of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Students will investigate historical sources related to the novel and reactions in the North and South in order to address the compelling question, “Can words lead to […]

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Can Words lead to war?

Staging the Question

Consider the power of words and examine a video of students using words to try to bring about positive change.
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