Lesson Plan

National Archives: From Dred Scott to the Civil Rights Act of 1875

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The Dred Scott case decided that African Americans were not citizens of the United States. However, 18 years later they would have citizenship and many other rights. Young scholars will examine the following documents to understand how and why so many social improvements were made in such a short period of time.

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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional