Slavery in Louisiana
Grade 5•45 minutes•Explain the experiences and perspectives of various people groups living in colonial North America, including large landowners, farmers, artisans, women, children, indentured servants, enslaved people, and Native Americans.
Learning Objective
Compare the experiences of enslaved people with those of plantation owners in Louisiana before the Civil War.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe the living conditions of enslaved people on the Whitney Plantation, based on what you saw and heard in the video.
2. How did John Cummings attempt to give a voice to the enslaved people who lived on the Whitney Plantation? Provide specific examples from the video.
3. What does the video suggest about the daily lives and responsibilities of plantation owners in Louisiana?
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Educational Video
Whitney Plantation museum confronts painful history of slavery
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