| List of Benchmarks for World History | | | | Standard 33. | Understands the causes and consequences of the agricultural and industrial revolutions from 1700 to 1850 | | | | | Topics | 1. Abolition of the slave trade; 2. Slavery; 3. Causes and consequences of slavery; 4. Role of individuals in history; 5. Role of women |
| | | | | Level III (Grade 7-8) | | | | | Benchmark 8. | Understands significant individuals in the abolition movement (e.g., prominent women from the abolitionist movement in America and their major accomplishments, including Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, the Grimké sisters, Lucretia Mott; the story of Olaudah Equiana [Gustavus Vasa], his experience during the "middle passage," and his efforts to bring an end to the slave trade) | | | | | Vocabulary terms
A. significant individuals of the abolition movement
| | | Knowledge/skill statements | | | | 1. | Knows prominent women from the abolitionist movement in America and their major accomplishments, including Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, the Grimké sisters, Lucretia Mott | | | | 2. | Knows the story of Olaudah Equiana (Gustavus Vasa), his experience during the "middle passage," and his efforts to bring an end to the slave trade | |
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