Divide the class into pairs and provide each pair with one of the four advertisements from the Virginia Gazette. Pairs should have access to at least one device to access the internet. Explain that while most freedom seekers took a variety of clothing with them, others were able to obtain more supplies (such as tools, instruments, forged passes, etc.). Ask students to read their advertisement and underline each piece of clothing and each tool/item the freedom seeker potentially had with them. 

Next, students should choose 2-4 materials (clothing/items) and conduct internet research in order to be able to draw them accurately (What did they look like? What were they made out of? Students should try to identify 18th-century versions of the clothing/items, if possible, via their internet searches). Then have students draw the items they researched on poster board or by using a digital illustration tool/platform. Encourage students to label their items with relevant information gathered during the research process. Hang students’ posters around the classroom for a Gallery Walk (or share access to an online/digital gallery of students’ work) and lead a class discussion.

Discuss:

• What factors might have assisted or limited a freedom seeker’s ability to supply their journey?
• What did students learn about the items they researched? How did what they learn about the items provide insights into freedom seekers’ daily lives?
• Why do you think particular items were selected? What might they indicate about intentions in freedom or the circumstances under which the person fled? 

Note that, when utilizing the advertisements you should engage as in Activity 2 with defining unfamiliar words and/or preview words/phrases. Not all unfamiliar words will be included in the larger Vocabulary & Key Term as they often only appear once in the text and are generally  infrequently utilized words and terms from the 18th-century.