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The 'Amistad' & the Slave Trade* |
    see also:
The Civil War     The Underground Railroad |
    GRADES 3 - 9 |
Amistad America Kids Club
- Amistad America, Inc.
links focus on the role churches have played in supporting revolt
leader Cinque
provides photo reproductions on how the ship was built, and
a photo gallery
teachers can check the
Amistad America Curriculum Guide
a dozen curriculum guides each for: elementary, middle, and high
school units
    GRADES 6 - 12 |
The Peculiar Institution: A Recource Center
slavery is approached chronologically
puts Amistad into historical perspective
offers students a nice overview of topics including:
"The Amistad,"
"Free Blacks," The Underground Railroad," "Dred
Scott vs. Sandford,"
and Abolitionism"
    GRADES 7 - 12 |
Exploring Amistad Timelines
- U South Africa
categories include: "Stories," "Themes," "People," and "Places"
Famous American Trials: Amistad Trials 1839 - 1840
- U of Missouri (Kansas City)
Law Professor Linder offers a look at the Amistad
Trials as part of his
Famous American Trials Web site
Gilder Lehrman Center Amistad Page
Yale U
this is a lesson plan
thought-provoking plans outline a focus question, motivation, discussion
question, and anticipated
responses to the prevelant negative white
attitudes toward black Americans
links to various documents
provide springboards to the discussion questions
    GRADES 9 - 12 |
Teaching with Amistad (The Film)
- Social Studies School Service
offers reviews of the movie
get study ideas
learn about plagiarism accusations
Teaching with Documents Lesson Plan" The Amistad Case
- National Archives
teacher-oriented site
to map out a project on the Amistad incident and the trial
there is an overview of the case
five documents about the trial = digital reporductions of the
origionals
there are "Document Analysis Worksheets"