★ U.S. History 1600–1877 DBQ Series · #7 · Coming soon

Antebellum Reform DBQ

How effective were reformers in the 1840s and 1850s?

How effective were reformers in the 1840s and 1850s? Students read the Declaration of Sentiments, Douglass's Fourth of July speech, Dorothea Dix, and Horace Mann, then check the results by 1877 to judge which reforms worked.

Grade 8U.S. History 1600–1877Google Slides3 class periodsComing soon

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What's included

Teacher presentation (15 slides) with speaker notes
Full DBQ packet (28 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
Scaffolded version (10 pages)

The documents

The Declaration of Sentiments
Frederick Douglass, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
The Temperance Campaign
Dorothea Dix's Memorial
Horace Mann on Public Schools
Results by 1877
Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States

Good to know

Class time: 3 class periods
Format: Editable Google Slides
Answer key: Included

Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.C.RR.3, 8.H.CH.2, 8.H.CH.6, 8.H.CO.3, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC