Abolitionists Writing Assignment

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Abolitionists

So far in our lesson for the Civil War we've talked about a few abolitionists, people who want to abolish slavery, like:

- Nat Turner
- Harriet Tubman
- John Brown

Nat Turner was an [slave] abolitionist that led a revolt against slavery and plantation owners in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831, along with six other slaves, that killed 55~ white slave owners.
This slave revolution was the deadliest slave revolution in American history and it led to:

Nat Turner

• ​​increased tensions with the abolitionists in the North

• harsher slave restrictions

Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who escaped from slavery and then helped other enslaved people gain their freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Harriet freed about 70~ slaves herself!

Harriet Tubman

John Brown was an abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave rebellion (1859) in Harper's Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia) on the United States Armory (Arsenal, where weapons for the army are stored) that was located there.

His rebellion failed and he was captured and hanged for his crimes against the Confederacy.

John Brown

Open Ended

The headline reads "Horrid Massacre in Virginia" and has an illustration that goes with it. This massacre happened as a result of a slave rebellion in 1831.

Examine the image and explain how you can tell this slave revolt was violent. Use specific examples from the image and details prior text. Additionally, in your explanation please include the name of the abolitionist who led the revolt.

In a paragraph consisting of 5-7 well-written sentences address the prompt above.

"I can tell from the image that this slave rebellion was violent because..."