Revolutionary Story Time
presented by Exeter Hospital
Revolutionary Story Time has gone digital! Look below for our first “episode” of this program, which provides you with a story, a little history, some activities and a lot of fun!
Episode 1
Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence
Questions to consider
Did the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution give all people the same rights?
Did the state constitutions (particularly Massachusetts and New Hampshire) provide the same rights, more, or less than the United States Constitution?
Do rights and responsibilities change over time?
How have people advocated and fought for justice throughout history?
What privileges do I have that others don’t?
Additional Readings
- Freedom Petition Submitted by Enslaved People to the New Hampshire State Legislature in Portsmouth on Nov. 12, 1779
- Mum Bett’s Freedom Tale
- Preamble to the US Constitution
- An Excerpt from the United States Declaration of Independence
- Massachusetts Constitution
- New Hampshire Constitution – Bill of Rights
- Elizabeth Freeman
Activities
- Write an acrostic poem for the word Freedom
- Ex: Sun
- Play outside
- Rainy
- Insects come out
- Nice out
- Green
- Create a collage that shows how you think Mumbet felt when she asked Mr. Sedgwick to help her gain her freedom.
- Create a word cloud that describes Mumbet (click here for example).
Related Resources
History behind the story
Activities
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Exeter, NH 03833
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Museum Hours
May – November
Tues – Sat : 10am – 4pm
Sun & Mon : Closed
