Oberlin Wellington Rescue : A legal study of an anti-slavery movement
College bound high school students will learn about a court case,involving 37 men charged with helping a slave to escape. Learning how to conduct a legal study and examine United States laws are tools provided in this power point course.
What's included
2 pre-recorded lessons
2 weeks
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1-2 hours per week. 1-2 throughout the classClass Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Students will be taught about the Wellington Rescue,where 37 men were charged with helping a fugitive slave escape. Topics covered will be 19th century constitutional laws, Ohio constitutional laws, legal terms and definitions with relation to the Oberlin Wellington court case, United States government officials and their role in the slave law making process, the history of opponents of federal slave laws.
Learning Goals
Students will learn how to perform a historical legal studyStudents will gain knowledge of 19th century slave and equal rights laws
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum2 Lessons
over 2 WeeksLesson 1:
The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue: A legal study of an anti-slavery movement
. Students will learn about.
* The Background of slavery in the Unites States
* United States federal law supporting slavery
* Ohio law: Protecting African Americans
* Government officials’ role in legalizing slavery
* Beginning of the anti-slavery movement
* Homework assignment multiple choice and comprehensive questions Lesson 2:
Case against Simeon Bushnell
*Students will learn the legal definition of jury its proper use and how it relates to the Oberlin Wellington case.
* Students will learn how the jury was formed illegally in the Oberlin Wellington case.
*Students will learn the definition of parties in a court case
* Students will learn the relationship of parties in the Oberlin Wellington case.
*Homework assignment multiple choice and comprehensive questions Other Details
Pre-Requisites
It is recommended but not required, that students have taken a beginners class in American History of the History of American government.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
References will be made to United States constitutional laws, and Ohio's 19th century laws. Also approved copies of historical documents from the Wilber H Siebert Underground Railroad Collection will be provided. Additional text used in this course are, Oberlin Wellington Rescue: By Jacob Rudd Shipherd,A History of the United States: By William M Davidson ,The Black Laws in the Old Northwest: A Documentary History: By Stephen Middleton
Joined November, 2024
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from Kent State University
I have taught this topic at a Community College in northeast Ohio,Tri-C Community College Encore program. For three years I taught adult education for the Cleveland Board of Education in Cleveland,Ohio. For 5 years I have worked with private tutoring companies tutoring one on one high school and middle school students in Reading and Social Studies, and for five years I volunteered my services as a motivational speaker providing presentations on manhood to community based organizations in New York.Reviews
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Ages: 15-18
