John Brown and Slavery Introduction

John Brown was...

• a believer in popular sovreignty

• an abolitionist

• a free-soiler

• pro-slavery

Nat Turner....

• ...voted for slavery in 1865.

• ...led the raid on Harper's Ferry.

• led the rebellion in Virginia in 1831.

• ...fought against slavery in Bleeding Kansas.

John Brown was...

• ...responsible for suing to gain his freedom.

• ...in charge of the massacre in Virginia in 1831.

• ...hanged in December 1859.

• ....the leader the raid on Harper's Ferry.

Free soilers believe...

• ....slavery should be abolished everywhere.

• ...slavery is essential for successful economy in the South.

• ...slavery should not be allowed in new states, but is okay in states where it already exists.

• ...enslaved people should be freed.

Abolitionists...

• ...lived mostly in the North.

• ...lived mostly in the South.

• ...believed we needed enslaved people to be successful as a country.

• ...believed slavery was wrong everywhere, no matter what.

The Constitution said that, to calculate a state's population...

• ...enslaved people counted as part of the population.

• ...enslaved people counted as 3/5 of a person.

• ....enslaved people did not count at all.

• ...enslaved people counted as 1/2 of a person.

The first Americans believed...

• ...liberty and equality were privileges, not rights.

• ...a monarchy was the best form of government.

• ...slavery was wrong.

• ...only white, male, landowners should vote.

What happened as a result of the massacre in Virginia in 1831?

• Virginia made it illegal for enslaved people to learn to read and write.

• Virginia passed a law freeing all enslaved people.

• Virginia passed a law making it legal to beat enslaved people.

• Virginia passed a law making it illegal for enslaved people to leave their plantations.

Dred Scott...

• ...believed that violence should never be used to gain freedom.

• ...believed that violence was necessary to gain his freedom.

• ...believed that, because he lived in a 'free' state, he should no longer be enslaved.

• ...believed that his "owner" was an abolitionist.

How did abolitionists put pressure on government to end slavery?

• They gave speeches and sermons.

• They held conventions and handed out pamphlets.

• They published newspapers and songs.

• They passed laws in the Constitution to end slavery in every state.