A Church-State Establishment Churchby Another Name?

Antebellum Religion and Religious Reform in an International Context January 10, 2012
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U.S. History in Global Context Key Question

How is our understanding of American history enriched by drawing connections to broader themes of world history?

Key Questions for Todays Seminar

 Antebellum Religion & Reform:
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Church-State Establishment by Another Name?  Or, the myth of American religious freedom?
 DBQ Project Work:
 How

Free Were Free Blacks in the North?

Today s Agenda
8:00 8:15 Arrival, Breakfast, & Check-in CheckRoom 413, Distance Learning Lab Introductions, Overview & Standards Connections

8:15

8:30

8:30 11:00 Antebellum American Religion and Reform in an International Context: With break A Church State Establishment by Another Name?

Professor Chris Beneke, Bentley University

Today s Agenda
11:00 11:45

11:45 12:30

12:25 2:15

Introduction/Reintroduction to the DBQ Project Mollie Hackett & Chip Brady, The DBQ Project Lunch How Free Were Free Blacks in the North? Mollie Hackett & Chip Brady, The DBQ Project Classroom Connections Discussion & Closing

2:00

2:30

Breakout Work with the DBQ Project

Room 413 (here): Those new to the methods of the DBQ Project Library Conference Room 347: Those who have worked with the DBQ project in the past

www.thedbqproject.com

Chip Brady & Mollie Hackett

Classroom Connections Discussion

A) What are the power standards from todays content? In other words, what key understandings do you want to bring back to your students? Why? AND/OR B) What are the benefits to implementing the DBQ model? What are your challenges/ concerns?

Coming Up Next.
January 17th: Follow-Up Discussion Post Due on History Connected Wiki February 1st: Book Group, LHS February 6th: Book Group, RMHS February 10th: Transnational Migration Since the Late 19th Century