Lesson 2.15–2.17 Complete Lesson Bundle (Notes and Packet) — FREEDOM-SEEKING EFFORTS ACROSS THE DIASPORA

BUNDLE INCLUDES:

• 🖥️ Lesson 2.15–2.17 Guided Notes Slide Deck (PDF)
• 📄 Lesson 2.15–2.17 Worksheet Packet (PDF)

**NOTE: This lesson covers content from Topic 2.15 (Maroon Societies and Self-Emancipation), Topic 2.16 (Slavery & Freedom in Brazil), and Topic 2.17 (The Relationship Between Blacks and Indians)

Expand students' view of freedom-seeking beyond U.S. borders with this complete lesson bundle for Unit 2 of the AP African American Studies course. A 32-slide guided notes slide deck and a 12-page worksheet packet examine maroon societies throughout the Americas, the alliance between Black Seminoles and the Seminole Nation, and the path to abolition in Brazil. Students analyze paintings, diary entries, petitions, and comparative data.

📝 What's Included:

• ✅ 32-slide Guided Notes Slide Deck + 12-page Student Worksheet Packet (PDF + printable)
• 🖥️ Link to Editable version (Google Slides & Google Docs)
• 📚 Key vocabulary word study (self-emancipation, manumission, marronage, maroons)
• 🌴 Readings and notes on maroon societies, including Palmares, Fort Mose, and the Great Dismal Swamp
• 🖼️ Primary source analysis of maroon artworks, including "The Maroons in Ambush" (1801), "The Hunted Slaves" (1862), and a portrait of Leonard Parkinson (1796)
• 👑 Coverage of maroon leaders Gaspar Yanga, Queen Nanny, and Boukman
• 🪶 Readings on the Black Seminoles and leaders Abraham and John Horse
• 📜 Primary source analysis of an 1836 military diary entry and an 1869 Arkansas petition for Freedmen's rights
• 🇧🇷 Readings and primary source images on slavery, abolition, and Afro-Brazilian culture, including capoeira and the congada festival
• 📊 Comparative data on freedom and manumission in Brazil, Cuba, and the United States
• 🎥 Video sources on maroon communities, Black Seminoles, and capoeira
• 🧠 Freedom-Seeking Organizer charts and guided note-taking

📚 Students Will Learn About:

• 🏃🏾 The four main paths to self-emancipation: running away, marronage, manumission, and rebellion
• 🌴 How maroon communities formed in remote regions across the Americas
• ⚔️ Maroon leaders who waged wars or negotiated treaties for freedom
• 🪶 The Black Seminoles' alliance with the Seminole Nation, and the Seminole Wars and forced removal
• ⚖️ How some of the "Five Civilized Tribes" enslaved Black people and took part in the Trail of Tears
• 🇧🇷 How slavery in Brazil unfolded over 350 years and ended through gradual abolition laws
• 🥋 Capoeira and the congada festival as living Afro-Brazilian traditions rooted in resistance

🎯 Perfect For:

• ✔ AP African American Studies (Topics 2.15–2.17)
• ✔ 9th–12th Ethnic Studies, African American History, or U.S. History enrichment
• ✔ Black History Month or African American history lessons
• ✔ Comparative diaspora studies, primary source and visual art analysis
• ✔ Lessons exploring freedom-seeking across the African Diaspora in the Americas

📎 Formats:

✅ Ready-to-print PDFs
✅ Includes links to Editable Google Slide Deck and Editable Google Doc
✅ Class-ready in 15 minutes or less
✅ Download once. Use every year.

🖥️📝 LESSON 2.15–2.17 NOTES PREVIEW:

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📄 LESSON 2.15–2.17 WORKSHEET PREVIEW:

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