AAS.SS.3.A

Analyze the economic, social, religious, and legal rationalization used by some Americans to continue and expand slavery after declaring independence from Great Britain.

Ethnic Studies: African American Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
economic rationalizationsocial rationalizationreligious rationalizationlegal rationalizationAmericansslaveryindependenceGreat Britain
Skills
  • analyze (economic rationalizations used to continue and expand slavery) #dok3
  • analyze (social rationalizations used to continue and expand slavery) #dok3
  • analyze (religious rationalizations used to continue and expand slavery) #dok3
  • analyze (legal rationalizations used to continue and expand slavery) #dok3
  • synthesize (multiple rationalizations to explain their overall impact on the continuation and expansion of slavery) #dok4
Learning Targets
  • I can identify different types of rationalization (economic, social, religious, legal) used to justify slavery after independence from Great Britain. #dok1
  • I can describe how Americans justified the continuation and expansion of slavery for economic reasons. #dok2
  • I can describe how Americans justified the continuation and expansion of slavery for social, religious, and legal reasons. #dok2
  • I can analyze how economic, social, religious, and legal arguments were used by some Americans to support and grow slavery after independence. #dok3
  • I can evaluate the impact that these rationalizations had on the development and continuation of slavery in the United States. #dok4
  • I can synthesize information from multiple perspectives to explain how rationalizations for slavery influenced society and laws. #dok4
Big Ideas
  • Americans used economic, social, religious, and legal justifications to support the continuation and expansion of slavery even after gaining independence.
  • The rationalizations used to defend slavery reveal how deeply embedded the institution was in early American society and its development.
Essential Questions
  • What arguments did some Americans use to justify the continuation and expansion of slavery after declaring independence from Great Britain?
  • How did economic, social, religious, and legal rationalizations reinforce the institution of slavery in post-independence America?
  • In what ways did these rationalizations affect both the enslaved population and broader American society?
  • How can understanding these rationalizations help us critically examine the legacy of slavery in the United States?
  • What connections exist between the rationalizations for slavery in the past and ongoing social issues today?