Slavery & Abolitionists Movement - PowerPoint Presentation

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Slavery & Abolitionists Movement

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What was life like as a slave?

It is impossible for any of us to truly understand the horrors of slavery but we can learn about the experiences of these men and womenSlide5

WARM - UP

BRAINSTORM: What

do

you already

know about slavery in the United States?

On a loose leaf piece of paper create a list of things you know about slavery in the United States Slide6

Slavery

South relied heavily on slavery to support its agricultural economy

The invention

of the cotton

gin in 1793

made cotton production quicker, easier, and more profitable. As a result, plantation owners planted more cotton, and the need for a large, inexpensive labor force grew

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According

to the United States census, there were

approximately 4 million

slaves living in Southern states in 1860, accounting for

1/3 of

the South's population.

Most slaves lived on small family farms with three or four other slaves. Only a quarter of the slave population lived on large plantations.

North relied on the

south’s

agriculture to support its manufacturing and industry

Some northerners owned slaves who worked as household servants or to support craftsmen, but slavery never made up a large part of the populationSlide7

Read and Respond

READ

: Choose

2 of the 3 reading assignments below to read and

annotate.

A

Slave’s Life Reading

Escape from Slavery, 1838 Reading

Return of a Fugitive Slave,

1854

RESEARCH

: Choose one of the sites below and respond to questions on your handout

Pre-Civil War African-American

Slavery

http

://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/expref/slavery/

Hermitage

Plantation

http

://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/smartfun/hermitage/house/plant.html

RESPOND

: Using

the information you have gained through the reading

and research activities

, respond to the focus question below on

a large

index card. Once you have answered the focus question, post your response on the Focus Question Response Wall.

How

were people not directly exposed to slavery made aware of its harsh treatment of the enslaved population?Slide8

What were different forms of abolition

in the United States? Slide9

Warm Up:

Look carefully at the newspaper notice

and

answer the following

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.  What does the person who placed the notice feel about the meeting?

2.  Why does that person feel the way he does?

3.  What does this person want the reader to do at 7:00 that night?

4.  What does this person think may happen if the abolitionist gets his way, and the "rights of the states" are no longer protected?Slide10

Abolitionist

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An

abolitionist was a person who wanted to end slavery

Abolitionists argued that slavery was morally wrong, cruel, and inhumane and that it

was

a violation of human rights.

One of the

most famous abolitionist was Harriet

Tubman. She

led many slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad

People like William Lloyd Garrison were abolitionists who helped set up safe houses and transportation for runaway slaves Slide11

Different Forms of Abolition

Newspapers and Speeches

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Garrison and Frederick Douglass created newspapers to bring to light the horrors of slavery

Brought

slavery to the attention of those who didn’t know what it was like

Violent Revolts

Nat Turner led a revolt that resulted in the murder of at least 55 white men, women, and children

This struck fear in owners that their slaves would revolt

Books

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN showed the American people what life was like as a slave

Petitioning the GovernmentSlide12

Breaking the Chains

There

were several ways abolitionists tried to bring slavery to an end

Create a

chart

with the titles NON-VIOLENT and VIOLENT Read the primary sources of abolitionists and describe how they tried to bring an end to slavery

Non-Violent

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Let’s do the first 2 together...

Non-Violent

Violent

William Lloyd Garrison: he published articles in newspapers describing how slavery was a monster

Nat Turner- he had escaped from slavery but returned to lead a revolt and killed 57 men, women, and children Slide14

How did women serve as

abolitionists?Slide15

Warm Up:

She said what??

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Observe the picture

below. On a piece of paper,

write down three different

ideas

of what you think this person is saying. Slide16

Ain’t I A Woman

http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/womens-history-month/videos/aint-i-a-

woman

Sojourner Truth was an abolitionist and Women’s Rights

activist.

What

were her arguments for each

side?

Abolition

WomenSlide17

Abolition

Women

She’s black, but she is a woman

Kind treatment- helped into carriages, carried over puddles

Freedom

She did the same work as the men; was beat like men

Equal Rights

Bore children

Where did Jesus come from? A WOMAN! Slide18

What rights do enslaved Africans and women want

?

Freedom

Equality

– Voting

–

Working

– Representation in

governmentSlide19

What women want...

Women shared common goals with enslaved persons and also were fighting for their rights in a male dominated

world.

We are going to explore the parallels between the struggle for rights

You will read FOUR WOMEN’S story and will explain – Motivation/Upbringing:

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Where

did their anti-slavery

sentiments

come from?

– Abolition: How did they actively speak out against slavery – Feminism: How did they fight for women’s rights? Slide20
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Exit Ticket Reflection

In 2015 rights for Americans are still not completely equal. Identify as one of the following and reflect on what rights you feel you do not have and what rights you would like to have.

– Teenager

– Female

– Minority (Race, Ethnicity, Religious) – Student

– Child