Content Objective: I will be able to explain the connection between the Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Act.
Standard Objective: I will be able to identify explicitly stated relationships between groups and events, (e.g., cause-effect).
Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
Content Objective: I will be able to explain the connection between the Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Act.
Standard Objective: I will be able to identify explicitly stated relationships between groups and events, (e.g., cause-effect).
Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.
Warm Up: Have you ever followed a rule that you don't believe in? Explain why or why not.



Can you decode the "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" spiritual? Try it out!
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
A band of angels coming after me | arrow_right_alt | Come into slaveholding states |
Swing low | arrow_right_alt | The Underground Railroad |
Sweet chariot, | arrow_right_alt | Take me to freedom in the Northern States or Canada |
If you get there before I do, tell all my friends I’m coming too | arrow_right_alt | I looked over the Mississippi or Ohio River, and what did I see? |
I’m sometimes up, I’m sometimes down | arrow_right_alt | Workers on the Underground Railroad coming to help me |
But still my soul feels heavenly bound | arrow_right_alt | If I have escaped friends or family, please tell them my escape plan |
I looked over Jordan, and what did I see? | arrow_right_alt | I have good days and bad days |
Comin' for to carry me home... | arrow_right_alt | But I know I will soon escape North on the Underground Railroad |

Exit Ticket: Which of the following most likely supported the ideas expressed in the excerpt?
Exit Ticket: Which of the following statement about the Dred Scott decision is correct?
Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: