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8th Grade Abolition and Emancipation Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Abolition was the movement to end slavery, and emancipation was the process that finally freed enslaved people. There are 6 sheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key. Black Abolitionists Profile Cards introduces eight leaders, Harriet Tubman Cause and Effect Chain follows her from her 1849 escape, and Emancipation Days Before and After Juneteenth places nine dates on a timeline. Sheets practice D2.His.3.6-8, D2.His.2.6-8 and D2.His.14.6-8.

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Issued January 1, 1863, it declared enslaved people freed only in areas in rebellion against the United States. It also opened the armed service to formerly enslaved men, and the freedom it promised depended on the Union army.

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