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Timeline Traveler & The Heroes of Freedom

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COMBINED RATING

3.5 Stars

TEACHERS (2)

5.0

STUDENTS (2)

2.0

LENGTH

23 Minutes

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Description

Travel into the past on a mission to mend fractures on our timeline. Detect glitches in history and repair them by gathering historical information straight from the source. Learn about the heroes of freedom who fought for the rights of African Americans. Safely guide enslaved people along the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman. Learn about the conditions of slavery from Frederick Douglass. Work with William Lloyd Garrison to spread the abolition movement through the states. Let American voices be heard by sending petitions to Congress with the help of John Quincy Adams.

Vocabulary Words

Underground Rail Road

Enslaved

Abolitionists

Plantations

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Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about African Americans in the Mid 1800s. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Describe how narratives and court cases from this period inform our historical understanding of race, law, and power in the U.S.

Reflect on the resilience and contributions of African Americans to U.S. society despite systemic exclusion.

Assess how early Black writers and speakers influenced the broader democratic and human rights discourse in the U.S.

Contrast arguments for and against slavery presented by African American voices and Southern defenders.

Discuss how abolitionists (Black and white) used documents and testimonies to build public support against slavery.

Explain how enslaved people preserved their cultural identity and spiritual beliefs under oppression.

Evaluate the use of religion, education, and the press by African Americans as tools for empowerment and resistance.

Interpret the impact of the Dred Scott decision on African Americans’ legal status and the national debate over slavery.

Analyze how African Americans used legal systems to assert their rights, including freedom suits and petitions.

Evaluate the significance of resistance leaders like Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey, and David Walker in challenging slavery.

Explain how narratives by formerly enslaved people contributed to the abolitionist movement.

Interpret how enslaved and free African Americans resisted slavery through escape, rebellion, writing, and legal action.

Analyze how free African Americans in the North faced discrimination while building communities and institutions.

Describe the labor conditions, family life, and limitations faced by enslaved people in the South.

Compare the daily lives, opportunities, and restrictions experienced by African Americans in the North and South.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What do you know about slavery in America? If you felt that something was wrong in society, how would you address it? When you think of racism, what does that mean to you?

After the Game

Can you describe the living conditions, family lives, and how slaves were treated in the 1800s? Why do you think that the Civil War was (partly, mostly) because of slavery? How did the Judicial Branch/courts address the legal question of slavery? What were the counter-arguments against the arguments for slavery? What if history were rewritten to leave out important facts and experiences, like in this game? Is this possible in real life? How do you find out the truth of a people who might have been factually changed, or erased?

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