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Unit 4: Period 4: 1800–1848

African Americans in the Early Republic

Explain what changed and what stayed the same for enslaved and free African Americans from 1800 to 1848, from rebellions to churches and the antislavery press.

Topic 4.12 · 13 min read

This lesson comes with the AP United States History plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Slavery grew and moved west
  2. 02Communities built inside slavery
  3. 03Rebellion in the South, and why it failed
  4. 04Free Black communities and political action
  5. 05How historians have argued about slavery's effects
  6. 06Worked examples
  7. 07Where students lose points
  8. 08On the exam

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