History Speaks: Emancipation Proclamation (Historic Documents)

Book Description
The study of the Emancipation Proclamation introduces students to the famous document that was the beginning of the end of slavery in the United States of America. Through a variety of activities, students will learn the history of this document and explore its meaning and impact on the nation. Also included is a study of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution, related to the Emancipation Proclamation.

Handouts, discussions and primary source materials are included in this study as well as two poems celebrating Lincoln and his Proclamation and an editorial cartoon illustrating the view of some Englishmen.

As students examine this historical document and how it came to be, they'll begin to understand the impact it had then and on life today

About the Author
Douglas M. Rife has a master's degree in American history and has been an editor of classroom materials for over 20 years. His passion for history includes involvement in legislation to protect cemeteries, republishing out-of-print local histories and the preservation of local historical sites. With that same enthusiasm, he has written these books with activities to help children appreciate the past and understand how these pieces of history are relevant in today's world.

History Speaks: Emancipation Proclamation (Historic Documents),Douglas Rife,Teaching & Learning Co,1573103497,Children: Grades 4-6,History - General,Juvenile Nonfiction,Activity programs in education,Emancipation,President (1861-1865 : Lincoln),Slaves,United States

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