PPT-Abolitionists

especially prior to the Civil War a person who advocated or supported the abolition  of slavery in the US Abolition the legal prohibition and ending of slavery Abolitionist Movement During the first half of the 1800s the national abolition movementthe movement to end slaverygathered strength. Living Conditions of the enslaved aboard Trans-Atlantic Slave Ships. Slave Ship Conditions. Today we will learn about the conditions which slaves faced in the journey from Africa to the New World. . We will get an understanding of the horrors of the Middle-Passage from the perspective of those who suffered its worst extremes. . The antebellum south and Slavery. Cotton and the Economy of the South. Cotton Gin 1793—cotton is king. Cotton production expanded tremendously. Other forms of agriculture (tobacco, rice, indigo, wheat) remained but became secondary to cotton. African American Abolitionists Describe Their Experiences, 1840s Among the most effective abolitionist speakers were former slaves men and occasionally women who had fled become active in the anti-sl Arguments over slavery increased sectional tensions between North and South . Working in groups, read information about six important people who took . a stand for or against slavery. What were the arguments for and against slavery? . SS8. 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 women. WARM - UP. BRAINSTORM: What . The Advent of the Republic. Abolition in official and popular memory. M. ajor . celebrations; . several . days’ . holiday; . struggle of the enslaved for legal freedom over hundreds of years is realised. T: TARRIFS. I: INDUSTRY & AGRICULTURE. S: SLAVERY. S: SECTIONALISM. U: UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. E: ELECTION OF 1860. S: SECEDE. TARIFFS. taxes on imports and exports. The North favored tariffs, and the South hated tariffs. . Temperance movement. Common school. American Colonization Society. American Anti-Slavery Society. Moral suasion. Uncle Tom’s Cabin. “Gentlemen of property and standing”. Gag rule. Dorothea dix. Chapter 19. 1854-1861. How Did We Get Here?. Stephen Douglas – wanted to break deadlock over western expansion. Status will be decided by popular sovereignty. Problem: violates Missouri Compromise. John Quincy Adams. Reformers. .. Saw slavery as a blight on American society and a . roadblock to progress. .. Mostly came from the . middle-class. , who were already reforming prisons, education, equality for women, mental health, government, and services for the poor.. I. Abolition. A. Ending Slavery. In the 1830. ’. s a movement formed seeking abolition – an end of slavery. Some wanted emancipation – to free the slaves. Possible . Problems ?. a. . b.. c.. Identify. key abolitionists. Understand. their beliefs and actions. Key abolitionists. Read through the sheet on your abolitionist and define any words you do not understand (either with your phone or with the dictionaries on the bookcase). page 424. Abolitionist Movement. . 1816 . . American Colonization Society. created (gradual, voluntary. emancipation.. British Colonization Society symbol. Abolitionist Movement. 2010. "Losing Our Favorite Teacher." Rethinking Schools, 24, Spring. Blassingame, John W., and John R. McKivigan.1999. The Frederick Douglass Papers New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Gi