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Assignment:
Watch episode two of "Slavery and the Making of America: Liberty in the Air." Answer the following questions
1- What complaints and dissatisfactions did slaves have with their daily lives?
2- How did Jupiter and Thomas Jefferson's lives differ?
3- How did slaves resist their masters' control over their lives and bodies?
4- How did slaves like Titus & Mum Bett work towards gaining freedom for themselves?
5- How did slaves use the language of the Revolution to petition for freedom? (Think of the slaves' petitions to colonial governments).
6- How did black men, both enslaved and free, participate in the Revolutionary War?
7- While the words "slave" and "slavery" don't appear in the Constitution, the institution is referred to- how?
8- What role did Black Christian churches play in the emancipation movements? (Incorporate Denmark Vesey, David Walker, and Maria Stewart into your analysis.)