Slavery Hexagons

Where in History is slavery linked to our government

documents.

Use the Hexagons to link

the main events and their
descriptors together.
 Directions

1. Working in small groups move the hexagons

2. Double click on each of the red hexagons and
connect them chronologically.
3. Add the white hexagons to the appropriate red
hexagons.
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 15th
Amendment
Declaration of
Independence
14th
Amendment
Constitutio
n

Frederick
Douglass

Dred Scott
Decision
Abraham
Lincoln

Martin
Luther
King Jr.

13th
Amendment
 Set up the
principle to
free a promise that all
society...even Promissory men, yes, black
men as well as
though it had Note to end white men, would
not been slavery be guaranteed the
"unalienable
attained yet. Causes When the architects
Rights" of "Life,

Lincoln to of our republic wrote

Liberty and the
pursuit of
I Have a
Declaration of the magnificent words
Happiness." Dream
come out All persons of the Constitution
Independence and the
Speech
of political born or Declaration of Indepe
ral ndence
retirement naturalized in , they were signing a
ass for Constitutio promissory note to
US are citizens which every American Martin
he n was to fall heir.
Anti Slavery of the US Luther
itution
Party King Jr.
Continuation Dred Scott Republicans
of Magna Decision nor deny to any
Carta person within its
jurisdiction the
Implementation equal protection
of DOI Abraham 15th
of the laws. Amendment
Lincoln

Frederick 14th
Douglass Amendment
Rejects
Justice
Tawney’s 13th
decision Amendment
with Dred Reconstruction
Scott Amendments

Slaves are set

free unless
they commit a
crime then
sent back to
plantation
 Set up the
principle to
free
society...even
though it had
not been Anti Slavery
attained yet. Implementation Party Frederick
of DOI Republicans Douglass

Continuation Constitutio
of Magna n
Carta Did not
justify or
Declaration of ignore, it Abraham
Independence condemned Rejects Lincoln
Promissory
slavery Justice
Moral Note to end
slavery Tawney’s
compass for
decision
the
with Dred
Constitution Dred Scott Scott
Decision Reconstruction
Causes Amendments
Lincoln to
When the architects come out nor deny to any
our republic wrote
e magnificent words of political person within its
of the Constitution
and the
retirement jurisdiction the
claration of Indepe
ence equal protection 15th
hey were signing a
romissory note to of the laws. Amendment
hich every American Martin
was to fall heir.
Luther 14th
All persons Amendment
King Jr. a promise that all born or
men, yes, black
men as well as naturalized in
I Have a white men, would
US are citizens 13th
Dream be guaranteed the
"unalienable of the US Amendment
Speech Rights" of "Life,
Slaves are set
Liberty and the
pursuit of free unless
Happiness." they commit a
crime then
sent back to
 Teachers Instructions
1. Put the link to this Google Slide Deck in the chat
2. Send students to their breakout rooms
3. What ever breakout room number they are assigned to is the
number slide they work on.
4. Students are to move the red hexagons first into chronological
order
5. Students move the white hexagons attaching to the red ones
6. As the teacher you can watch the students working on the
slides.
7. Always make extra slides in case someone works on the wrong
one.