The Abolition movement

The Abolition movement

by Preston Morgan

Multiple Choice

Were Abolitionist's pro-slavery, or anti-slavery? (Did they want slavery to be outlawed, or did they want slavery to stay legal?)

• Pro-Slavery

• Anti-Slavery

Multiple Choice

What did John Brown want/fight for?

• Freedom of all slaves

• He wanted slavery to continue

• Did not like Abraham Lincoln

• Was pro-expansion

Multiple Choice

Which answer includes ONLY abolitionists?

• John Brown

  Frederick Douglass

• Robert E. Lee

  Jefferson Davis

• George Washington

  James Madison

• General Custer

  Buffalo Bill

​The Abolition Movement

What does the word abolition mean?

• the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.

​​Who were abolitionists?

• ​Abolitionists fought for the end of slavery

• ​They believed that slavery was immoral for different reasons including:

  • ​Religious reasons

  • ​Founding principles

  • ​Ethical reasons

Famous abolitionists

• ​John Brown

• ​Frederick Douglass

• ​Harriet Beecher Stowe

• ​One of the MAIN abolitionists

• ​Believed he was "an instrument of god"

• ​Believed that violence was they way to end slavery

• ​Fought in Bleeding Kansas

​John Brown

​John Brown and Harpers Ferry

• ​What do you notice about this picture?

• ​What stands out to you?

• ​What does the painting seem to focus on?

• ​Why did John Brown believe in Abolition?

Frederick Douglass​

• ​Escaped from slavery in Maryland

• National leader of the Abolition movement​

• ​Extremely skilled orator and writer

• ​Advocated for a peaceful Abolitionist movement

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"I would unite with anybody to do right and with

nobody to do wrong."

Lets discuss!

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• ​Why might Frederick Douglass' identity help the abolition movement?

• ​Why might his identity NOT help or hurt the abolition movement?

• ​Why did Frederick Douglass believe in Abolition?

​Harriet Beecher-Stowe

• Raised in a prominent, wealthy, very religious family

• ​Famous author and debater

• ​Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • ​Showed what slavery was really like

  • ​Sold millions of copies in both the U.S. and Britain

  • ​Second best selling book in the 1800s behind the Bible

  • ​Popularized black stereotypes

• ​What stood out about Harriet Beecher-Stowe?

• ​Did Harriet's identity help the popularity of this book?​​

• ​Did this book have any negative consequences?​

• ​Why Did Harriet Beecher-Stowe believe in abolition?

Open Ended

What is one thing that stood out about the abolitionist movement?

Open Ended

Do you have any questions about ANY of the Abolitionist movement?

Multiple Choice

Were Abolitionist's pro-slavery, or anti-slavery? (Did they want slavery to be outlawed, or did they want slavery to stay legal?)

• Pro-Slavery

• Anti-Slavery

Multiple Choice

What did John Brown want/fight for?

• Freedom of all slaves

• He wanted slavery to continue

• Did not like Abraham Lincoln

• Was pro-expansion

Multiple Choice

Which answer includes ONLY abolitionists?

• John Brown

  Frederick Douglass

• Robert E. Lee

  Jefferson Davis

• George Washington

  James Madison

• General Custer

  Buffalo Bill