What Is Your Response to the Political Deal Making that Made Passage of the Amendment Possible?
4:09
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Students and a Lincoln historian talk about the political deal making that made passage of the 13th Amendment possible.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: US History-34**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- After studying Lincoln’s presidency and the passage of the 13th amendment, ask students the same question posed in this video. Have students determine their analysis and then use the video to show thoughts from others as well. Have students think like historians and evaluate the different perspectives to determine their own concluding perspective that they write in a paragraph or short essay.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
