Be Ready to discuss:
Would you be willing to stick up for other people if you thought they were being treated unfair? at what cost? Can you think of a time you have done this?
module 7 lesson 3
join the resistance
Objective:
Key Terms:
Essential Question:
- What were abolitionists doing to encourage others to fight to end slavery?
- I will be able to describe anti slavery efforts of abolitionists during the mid 1800s.
The Anti-Slavery Movement
What they did:
- Held Meetings
- Published Newspapers
- Encouraged Others to Fight
Challenges they faced:
- Abolitionists were often met with resistance and even violence for their views against slavery.
Activity Time
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Answers:
Johnathan Walker: 1. Conductor on the Underground Railroad. Helped transport enslaved people by sea to the Bahamas. 2. He was branded on his hand. 3. Slave savior 4. Slave stealer Nat Turner: 1. Led a rebellion of over 40 enslaved people that led to the killing of 55 people across several farms. 2. It brought national attention to the brutal realities of slavery. 3. Southern states passed harsher laws against slaves to increase control over them. Elijah P. Lovejoy 1. Spread his anti-slavery ideas through his newspaper, the Alton Observor. 2. He lived in a free state, so his opinions were very unpopular with slave owners. 3. He was killed by a pro-slavery mob in 1837 while defending his print press from being destroyed. William Lloyd Garrison 1. Used his newspaper The Liberator to spread his anti-slavery messages. He wanted to end slavery immediately. 2. The Liberator 3. He grew up poor with little education. Experienced inequalities himself which contributed to his commitment to reform. Frederick Douglass 1. Created a newspaper called The North Star. Powerful speaker and spokesperson for abolitionism. 2. Disguised himself as a sailor and escaped to freedom. 3. His master's wife helped him learn to read at age 10. His master found out and put a stop to it.
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Be Ready to discuss:
Would you be willing to stick up for other people if you thought they were being treated unfair? at what cost? Can you think of a time you have done this?
module 7 lesson 3
join the resistance
Objective:
Key Terms:
Essential Question:
The Anti-Slavery Movement
What they did:
Challenges they faced:
Activity Time
Want to earn some points in Canvas?Click Here to join ClassKick
Answers:
Johnathan Walker: 1. Conductor on the Underground Railroad. Helped transport enslaved people by sea to the Bahamas. 2. He was branded on his hand. 3. Slave savior 4. Slave stealer Nat Turner: 1. Led a rebellion of over 40 enslaved people that led to the killing of 55 people across several farms. 2. It brought national attention to the brutal realities of slavery. 3. Southern states passed harsher laws against slaves to increase control over them. Elijah P. Lovejoy 1. Spread his anti-slavery ideas through his newspaper, the Alton Observor. 2. He lived in a free state, so his opinions were very unpopular with slave owners. 3. He was killed by a pro-slavery mob in 1837 while defending his print press from being destroyed. William Lloyd Garrison 1. Used his newspaper The Liberator to spread his anti-slavery messages. He wanted to end slavery immediately. 2. The Liberator 3. He grew up poor with little education. Experienced inequalities himself which contributed to his commitment to reform. Frederick Douglass 1. Created a newspaper called The North Star. Powerful speaker and spokesperson for abolitionism. 2. Disguised himself as a sailor and escaped to freedom. 3. His master's wife helped him learn to read at age 10. His master found out and put a stop to it.