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Daily Archives: January 5, 2012
Slavery—guaranteed by the Constitution
This fall we studied the Constitution. Word by word. It was painful for my 8th graders. Some of the language seemed ancient to them. Lots of double negatives. They had a hard time finding the subject of some sentences. Or … Continue reading
Posted in Constitution, school, Teaching
Tagged causes of the civil war, Civil War, Constitution, ken burns, school, slavery, students, teaching, Three Fifths Compromise
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