Abolitionists

Abolitionists

Teacher Video

Learning Target:

I will compare the beliefs of abolitionists and slave owners

regarding the economy of the south.

Who is an

ABOLITIONIST?

An abolitionist is someone who

wants to ABOLISH, or DO

AWAY WITH, slavery. They are
ANTI-SLAVERY! They believe
it is not right for someone to

“own” another.

Why did some want SLAVERY?

So, why were some people IN FAVOR of slavery?
In a word--- MONEY! Defenders of slavery argued that the
sudden end of slavery would kill the economy of the South
(including South Carolina) and the money from cotton,
tobacco and rice would cease.

They also argued that if all the slaves were freed, there
would be widespread UNEMPLOYMENT and CHAOS . This
would lead to uprisings and bloodshed. They argued to keep
slavery which provided wealth and stability for many.

Who were some

ABOLITIONISTS during the

Civil War?

William Lloyd Garrison

* published an abolitionist newspaper called
The Liberator

* used his paper as a tool to tell people how
wrong slavery was and that it must come to
an end

* helped form the Anti-Slavery Society

* his newspaper was banned in the South

Multiple Choice

What was it that William Lloyd Garrison published?

• book

• magazine

• newspaper

• short story

Multiple Choice

The purpose of his publication was to...

• tell people how wrong slavery was

• help people escape from slavery

• teach people how to knit

• help him to elect a new president

Multiple Choice

Garrison helped form the

• Anti-Spock Society

• Anti-Slavery Society

• Anti-Spaghetti Society

• Anti-Freedom Society

Harriet Tubman

* woman who escaped slavery

* became one of the most successful
"conductors" on the Underground Railroad

* known as the "Moses" of her people

* led more than 300 slaves from the South to
freedom

Multiple Choice

What was Harriet's nickname?

• Trainer

• Henrietta

• Moses

• Freedom Queen

Multiple Choice

What purpose did she serve on the Underground Railroad?

• she drove the train

• she was a "conductor"

• she loaded the train

Multiple Choice

Harriet led more than ______ enslaved people to freedom.

• 5,000

• 300

• 25

Sojourner Truth

* first African American woman to become a
famous anti-slavery speaker

* born a slave, but eventually became free

* Abraham Lincoln appointed her to a position
in Washington, DC during the Civil War

Multiple Choice

Soujourner Truth was the first African American woman to become a

• slave owner

• famous anti-slavery speaker

• author of a book

Multiple Choice

Sojourner was a slave all her life.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which president appointed Sojourner to a position in Washington, DC during the Civil War?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Abraham Lincoln

John Brown

* moved to Kansas after the

Kansas-Nebraska Act declared that the
territory would decide by popular vote whether
it would be slave or free

* led an attack at Harper's Ferry in Virginia

* he had hoped to capture guns to lead a slave revolt

* he was not successful and was hanged for
his revolting

Multiple Choice

John Brown led an attack at this place in Virginia.

• Myrtle Beach

• Jamestown

• Harper's Ferry

Multiple Choice

During this mission, he hoped to capture what?

• slaves

• abolitionists

• guns

Multiple Choice

Was John Brown successful on his mission?

• Yes

• No

Frederick Douglass

* escaped slavery

* taught himself to read and write

* major spokesperson for the abolitionist

movement

* encouraged President Lincoln to free the

slaves

* recruited freed African Americans for the Union army

Multiple Choice

What did Frederick Douglass teach himself?

• to fish

• to read and write

• to ride a horse

Multiple Choice

What did Frederick Douglass encourage President Lincoln to do?

• to free the slaves

• to write about slavery

• to learn to read

• to fish

Multiple Choice

Frederick Douglass was

• a doctor

• a former slave and spokesperson against slavery

• a writer

• a fisherman

Harriet Beecher Stowe

* author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

* written in response to the Fugitive Slave

Act

* caused a stir in the South because it

revealed some awful truths about slavery

* showed people what it was really like!

Multiple Choice

Harriet Beecher Stowe is best known for....

• helping slaves escape

• writing Uncle Joe's Apartment

• writing Uncle Tom's Cabin

Multiple Choice

The book was written as a response to...

• the Fugitive Slave Act

• the Emancipation Proclamation

• the Gettysburg Address

Multiple Choice

The book causesd such a stir in the South because....

• it told slaves how to escape

• it showed some awful truths about slavery

• it taught slaves how to read and write

Open Ended

Which abolitionist would you most want to meet? What would you ask him or her? Why would you want to meet this person?