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Enduring Understanding:
● Prove that the experience of enslavement was largely variable, with each person came a
unique story of triumph and resistance that cannot be understood by just examining the
institution from the top down.
● Freedom was not handed over to enslaved Africans- but rather they fought each and
everyday to take it for themselves.
Objectives:
Materials:
Overview:
● Warm-up: 15 minutes
● Pair evaluation: 15 minutes/debrief
● 5 senses template 15 minutes
Extension activity:
● Debrief as a class
● Teacher: self talk- how did I create this? Where did I look to access everything I have
learned from this book? MY JOURNAL- show exemplar and journal entry I pulled
example from - many of the facts and evidence I need to complete this I have already
written about - this is distinct from standard history as it generates emotion and has a
plot to it- that is your charge to replicate
ACTIVITY: 15 mins
Chapters 1 - 3
Paragraph 1: How were the lives of the individuals you read about unique?
● 2 pieces of evidence
Paragraph 2: How did they take control of their own lives and fight for freedom?
● 2 pieces of evidence
In part 1 of Answering the Cry for Freedom, the life of Boston King was truly surprising
and provided me with a new outlook on the varying experiences of black Loyalists. As a black
Loyalist, King’s situation as a member of the British army landed him in Nova Scotia, where he
was given little, just “Certificates of Freedom along with a spade, an ax, 2 yd woolen cloth, 7 yd
linen, 2 pairs stockings, 1 pair mitts, and one pair of shoes. Not much to build a new life in the
wilderness”(21). His journey stemming from being a member of the British army did not just end
there, as he eventually became a devout Methodist preacher who “saw, by faith, heaven and
opened to my view; and Christ and his holy angels rejoicing over me”(22), in order to make light
of his difficulty surviving the harsh Canadian winters. He would later return to the land of his
ancestors in Africa in order spread the word of God by way of the Sierra Leone Company.
Both King and Hull took control of their situations at every turn to create opportunities for
themselves to better their own lives. King was determined to regain his freedom following his
capture in New York. Despite being fed surprisingly well by his new master King truly believed
“all these enjoyments could not satisfy me without liberty”(19), and ultimately would leave the
stability and relative safety of bondage to regain his freedom by swimming across the New York
Harbor in the middle of the night. The story of Agrippa Hull mirrors that of King solely by their
military affiliation, but their fight for equality vastly different as Hull fought for the American
cause. Hull “had been born free”, but believed American victory in the war would “end slavery
and bring equality to all African Americans”(31) and drove him to enlist on his own free will.
Both King and Hull believed their involvement in the military would better their own lives and
others, despite fighting for opposite sides in the war.
Name:
WARMUP
Name:
WARMUP
Directions:
1. Choose a name for your character
2. For each of the five senses (taste, sight, smell, touch, hearing) include a specific
example from ACFF that might have described how your character experienced
enslavement and sought freedom
3. Pull from at least two different chapters