1619 Project

New York Times Magazine claims that "the establishment of slavery in the British colonies was as formative to U.S. history as..."

• The signing of the US Constitution

• The creation of the Magna Carta

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• President Lincoln abolishing slavery

Surprisingly, what percentage of high school students don't know that slavery was the main cause of the Civil War?

• 92%

• 23%

• 74%

• 55%

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

According to the article, Who are "this nation's true Founding Fathers?"

• Native Americans

• Black Americans

• The Englishmen

• Our first five presidents

According to the article, the "new nation" (America) was considered more of a...

• Presidency

• Slave-ocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How has New Tork Times Magazine continued to defend their story?

• They didn't; they changed their whole story.

• They stand by everything they originally said.

• They have made slight changes.

• They made massive changes to the article but still defend their story.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How long did it take for America to live up to its founding principle that "all men are created equal?"

• 400 years

• Since its founding in 1776

• Progress has been made but there is more work to do.

• 250 years