AAS.SS.9.A

Compare and contrast how political perspectives of free and enslaved African Americans in the late 1700s and early 1800s were influenced by the unalienable rights expressed in the Declaration of Independence and civil rights in the Bill of Rights.

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

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Vocabulary
political perspectivesfree African Americansenslaved African Americanslate 1700searly 1800sunalienable rightsDeclaration of Independencecivil rightsBill of Rights
Skills
  • compare (political perspectives of free and enslaved African Americans in the late 1700s and early 1800s) #dok2
  • contrast (political perspectives of free and enslaved African Americans in the late 1700s and early 1800s) #dok2
  • analyze (influences of unalienable rights and civil rights on African American perspectives) #dok3
  • interpret (historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights in the context of African American experiences) #dok3
  • explain (connections between historical rights and political viewpoints of African Americans) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can identify political perspectives of free and enslaved African Americans in the late 1700s and early 1800s. #dok1
  • I can describe unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence and civil rights in the Bill of Rights. #dok1
  • I can compare and contrast the political perspectives of free and enslaved African Americans during the late 1700s and early 1800s. #dok2
  • I can explain how unalienable rights and civil rights influenced African Americans' political perspectives. #dok2
  • I can analyze how the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights impacted political perspectives of free and enslaved African Americans. #dok3
  • I can interpret the effects of foundational American documents on the beliefs and activism of African Americans. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • The principles of unalienable rights and civil rights in foundational American documents influenced the diverse political perspectives of free and enslaved African Americans in the post-Revolutionary era.
  • Experiences of freedom or enslavement shaped how African Americans interpreted and responded to the promises of liberty and rights during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Essential Questions
  • How did free and enslaved African Americans view the ideas of unalienable rights and civil rights expressed in America's founding documents?
  • In what ways did the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights shape the political perspectives of African Americans during the late 1700s and early 1800s?
  • What are the differences and similarities between the political beliefs and actions of free versus enslaved African Americans in this era?
  • Why were the promises of liberty and rights in American founding documents both empowering and limiting for African Americans?
  • How did the experiences of free and enslaved African Americans influence their responses to political developments in early U.S. history?