Lesson Plan 14

by | Nov 15, 2018

VIDEO: Watch SIA 101.14: The Problem of Slavery in the American Founding – Part V (Video time: 53 minutes)

REQUIRED READINGS: None

TERMS, PEOPLE, & PLACES TO IDENTIFY

Where there is a time mark, the answer is provided at the time indicated in the relevant podcast or video. Where there is no time mark indicated, the student should look up in a book or perform an Internet search for the term, person, or place.

  1. Representation
  2. Chattel
  3. Lineage
  4. Pen name
  5. Publius
  6. Brethren
  7. Contradiction
  8. Vendible
  9. Ordinance

STUDY QUESTIONS

  1. Where in the United States Constitution is the three-fifth Clause found? (1:28)
  2. Summarize how the United States come to three-fifth Clause compromise. (4:20 – 11:30)
  3. Regarding representation and counting the population of a state, summarize how southern states wanted to handle enslaved humans and why. (4:20 – 11:30)
  4. Regarding representation and counting the population of a state, summarize how northern states wanted to handle enslaved humans and why. (4:20 – 11:30)
  5. In the discussion that led to the three-fifth Clause, was there an argument presented that slaves were not human beings? (11:29 – 13:20)
  6. Is skin color ever mentioned in the United States Constitution? (11:29 – 13:20)
  7. What is the only distinction made in the United States Constitution regarding “persons” (human beings)? (11:29 – 13:20)
  8. During the Constitutional Convention (1787) was there ever an argument made to count other types of property or beings as a persons? Why? (13:20 – 16:53)
  9. Why did states fight over counting slaves as part of a state’s population? (16:53 – 18:09)
  10. What would have been the possible consequences of not reaching the three-fifths Clause compromise? (18:09 – 24:40)
  11. Did the three-fifth Clause have anything to do with skin color? (24:40 – 28:00)
  12. Did the good ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence eventually have a cultural impact which eventually translated to policy change toward ending the institution of slavery? (28:00 – 29:00)
  13. What was the purpose of The Federalist Papers? (29:00 – 31:30)
  14. Who were the authors of The Federalist Papers? (29:00 – 31:30)
  15. In The Federalist Papers #54, authored by James Madison, who is the “speaker” of the piece? (31:30 – 33:31)
  16. Why was taxation and the number of slaves in a state tied together? (33:31 – 36:12)
  17. What contradiction existed in the laws of states that still practiced slavery? (36:12 – 37:30)
  18. According to the laws in southern slave states, describe some of the curious differences in the criminal laws regarding slaves. (37:30 – 44:50)
  19. In The Federalist Papers #54, what does James Madison conclude to be the reason slaves are treated unequally? (44:50 – 47:00)
  20. What was the purpose of the North West Ordinance? (47:00 – 52:30)
  21. What was the purpose of the Importation Clause? (47:00 – 52:30)