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Benjamin Franklin by Schmoop

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

10

Overview

In this video, students learn about Benjamin Franklin.  What do the light bulb, the post office, the lightning rod, the Constitution, and the modern fire department have in common? They were all invented by Ben Franklin. He was the genius behind most of modern-day life and technology. Amazing, isn't it?

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 10 - United States History I

    SS10.US1.12

    Describe the founding of the first abolitionist societies by Benjamin Rush and Benjamin Franklin and the role played by later critics of slavery, including William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Angelina and Sarah Grimké, Henry David Thoreau, and Charles Sumner. [A.1.a., A.1.c., A.1.e., A.1.f., A.1.g., A.1.i., A.1.j.]

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.US1.12

    Vocabulary

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    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Details of the founding of the first abolitionist societies by Benjamin Rush and Benjamin Franklin.
    • The role played by later critics of slavery, including William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Angelina and Sarah Grimke', Henry David Thoreau, and Charles Sumner.
    • The role of religious movements in opposition to slavery, including objections of the Quakers.
    • The impact of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 that banned slavery in new states north of the Ohio River.
    • How the Underground Railroad developed, its impact on American society in the North and in the South, and its leaders, including Harriet Tubman.
    • The impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin on the abolitionist movement.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Compare the first abolitionist societies by Benjamin Rush and Benjamin Franklin to the development of later abolitionist societies.
    • Describe the rise of religious of movements in opposition to slavery.
    • Explain the importance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
    • Describe the rise of the Underground Railroad and it's leaders.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There was an important abolitionist movement in the United States from the earliest leaders and groups through the later groups, leaders, and legislation.
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