The Abolitionists PPT 1 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 _____ years territory” 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 his cruel master Portrays an evil institution The book sells 300,000 copies, becomes a _____ performed worldwide 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!”
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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
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