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Camp Nelson DBQ
How did Camp Nelson become a road to freedom?
How did Camp Nelson become a road to freedom? Students follow enslaved Kentuckians who enlisted in the U.S. Colored Troops, the expulsion of their families, and the refugee home that followed.
Grade 8Kentucky HistoryGoogle Slides3 class periodsComing soon
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What's included
- Teacher presentation (15 slides) with speaker notes
- Full DBQ packet (30 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
- Scaffolded version (10 pages)
The documents
- Enlistment for Freedom
- Kentucky's Contribution
- The Expulsion of Families
- The Home for Colored Refugees
- A Legal Turning Point
- Life in the Refugee Camp
Good to know
- Class time
- 3 class periods
- Format
- Editable Google Slides
- Answer key
- Included
Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.C.RR.2, 8.G.MM.1, 8.H.CE.2, 8.H.KH.1, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC
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