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Slave South Test--Essay Question Slave South Test--Essay Question Slavery has been the theme of this unit. Discuss the development and impact of this institution from its beginnings in the New World through the time of the Civil War. Why did slavery develop as it did in the South? How did African-Americans resist their enslavement? In what ways were slaveholders attacked for their way of life and how did they react? What political tensions arose over the slavery issue? Be sure to use detailed examples to answer this questions. Rubric Code: WXW848W By mzrobie Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Exam Grade Levels: 9-12

Slave South Unit Essay Question
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 4 pts
Key Terms 5 pts Middle Passage, Indentured Servitude, slave trade, African Kings	Poor Student uses only one or two key terms and cannot explain them well	Fair Student mentions all key terms, but fails to explain them clearly and with historical content	Good Student mentions all key terms and exlpains them clearly and with historical content
Laws and Legislature 5 pts Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, politics in slavery, tensions between the north and south	Poor Student uses only one or two laws or legislative actions and cannot explain them well	Fair Student mentions all laws or legislative actions, but fails to explain them clearly and with historical content	Good Student mentions all laws or legislative actions, and exlpains them clearly and with historical content
Events 5 pts Bleeding Kansas, Slavery, Abolitionism, Why were Slaves first brought here, Kansas-Nebraska Act	Poor Student mentions only one or two key events and cannot explain them well	Fair Student mentions all key events, but fails to explain them clearly and with historical content	Good Student mentions all laws or legislative actions, and exlpains them clearly and with historical content
People 5 pts John Brown, Dred Scott, Frederick Douglass, Harriett Beecher Stowe	Poor Student mentions only one or two key people and cannot explain them well	Fair Student mentions all key people, but fails to explain them clearly and with historical content	Good Student mentions all laws or legislative actions, and exlpains them clearly and with historical content