The Abolitionists PPT

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The Abolitionists

� The word “abolitionist” refers to those who wished to ______________, or immediately get rid of, slavery.

� Abolitionism began in _______________ and Pennsylvania in the late 1700s

� Fueled by the _____________________, abolitionism became a religious crusade that fit Northern Christianity

First attempts to abolish

slavery� The _____________ Ordinance of 1787 –made sure that no state created from the Northwest Territory could allow ______________

� First time that Congress says “___” to slavery

••Congress will battle over “slave territory” and “free Congress will battle over “slave territory” and “free territory” for the next _____ yearsterritory” for the next _____ years

The Grimké sisters

�Angelica and Sarah Grimké were the daughters of a ____________ slave owner

�They moved to Philadelphia to lecture about the evils of slavery

�Also fought for __________ rights

Frederick

Douglass

� Son of a _____ father and ________ mother

� Spoke so eloquently, many didn’t believe he used to be a _______

� Lectured all across the United States and _______________

Harriet Beecher Stowe

� Published Uncle Tom’s Cabin in _________

� This dramatic novel tells the story of an older ______ and hiscruel master

� Portrays an evilinstitution

� The book sells300,000 copies,becomes a _____performedworldwide

William Lloyd

Garrison

� In 1831, started the abolitionist _____________, The Liberator

� Once burned a copy of the ____________ because it allowed slavery

� “I am in earnest! I will not excuse! I will not ______________ one inch!”

The Abolitionists PPT

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Harriet Tubman

� Escaped slavery, but returned to the South ______ times to save others

� The main “conductor” on the Underground _____________, she brought over 300 slaves to freedom

� Slave owners offered $________ to get her

John Brown

� “Here before God . . . I dedicate my life to the ____________ of slavery.”

� Felt it was his _____________ duty to destroy slavery immediately, and was willing to resort to violence

John Brown

� At ____________, KS, in 1855, he led a group that murdered five pro-slavery men

� In 1859, he led a raid on a federal arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, VA, in the hopes of starting a massive _______ _________

John Brown

� Was hanged for treason against the state of _________

� Became a martyr for the abolitionist cause, and was called “The ______________” of the Civil War

HW: Abolitionist Scrapbook

� This will go on page ______ of your INB.

�Make a scrapbook page of “The Talkers,” “The Writers,” or the “The Do-ers” of abolitionism.

� Include photos or drawings of your abolitionists

HW: Abolitionist Scrapbook

� Must include at least four colors on your page

� Should have a heading on top, and a thesis statement something like this: “The _____________ (talkers, writers, or do-ers) were the most effective in fighting to end slavery because . . .”

� Examples available on Mr. Ippolito’swebsite