National Society of the Colonial Dames in New Hampshire (Moffat-Ladd House and Garden)

The Moffatt-Ladd House will undertake a comprehensive project to develop onsite and online learning experiences and resources for students in grades 9-12 centered on the issues addressed by the 1779 Petition of Freedom. Teacher workshops and online resources will help teachers use curriculum sets, which will include supporting documents and images for crafting answers to document-based questions, and dramatic re-imaginings of the genesis of the petition and the white community's reaction to it. The project aims to actively involve students of divergent learning styles in gaining an enhanced understanding of the institution of American slavery as it existed in the Revolutionary era. Participants in teacher workshops will evaluate the sessions and their applicability to teaching with the curriculum sets. Teachers and project staff will evaluate the program as it is tested in the classroom and online, and staff and consultants will refine the program to respond to these evaluations.