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The Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman's Courage
Describe the clandestine network of routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape north and evaluate Tubman's leadership.
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Jacksonian Democracy, Reform Movements, and Changing Rights
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Investigate the expansion of voting rights for white men, the rise of popular political parties, and early reform movements for social justice.
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Learning standards covered
SS.8.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesDevelop a contextual understanding of the historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes from the origins of the American Revolution through Reconstruction.
SS.8.2.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesUse geographic tools to research and analyze patterns in human and physical systems in the United States.