Summary: This lesson from the New Jersey State Library mainly provides background information regarding the enslavement of African peoples in New Jersey within the broader context of slavery within the thirteen colonies. It also provides suggested titles for additional research and primary source documents regarding runaways in New Jersey.
Overarching Questions
- CIVICS: Have the concepts of liberty, justice and/or equality changed during the time period? If so, how and what has been the impact?
- NEW JERSEY: How have changes in New Jersey during this time period influenced U.S. history?
NJ Student Learning Standards
- 6.1.8.CivicsHR.3.c: Construct an argument to explain how the expansion of slavery violated human rights and contradicted American ideals.
- 6.1.12.HistoryUP.2.c: Explain why American ideals put forth in the Constitution have been denied to different groups of people throughout time (i.e., due process, rule of law and individual rights).
Link to lesson: https://www.njstatelib.org/research_library/new_jersey_resources/highlights/african_american_history_curriculum/unit_3_colonial_era_slavery/