★ 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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- 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