Social Studies Social Studies Unit 3Unit 3

Lesson 1Lesson 1

Progress As A StateProgress As A State

What Are We Going to What Are We Going to Learn?Learn?

How did the issue of slavery affect New How did the issue of slavery affect New Jersey?Jersey?

How did New Jersey grow and change in How did New Jersey grow and change in the early twentieth century?the early twentieth century?

How did New Jerseyans meet challenges How did New Jerseyans meet challenges during difficult times?during difficult times?

How had New Jersey changed by the end How had New Jersey changed by the end of the 1900s?of the 1900s?

Lesson 1 VocabularyLesson 1 Vocabulary

emancipate-emancipate-To free enslaved peopleTo free enslaved people

Underground Railroad-Underground Railroad-A system of secret routesA system of secret routes

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Civil war-Civil war-War between two groups in the War between two groups in the

same countrysame country

Slave state-Slave state-States where slavery was allowedStates where slavery was allowed

Free state-Free state-States where slavery was against States where slavery was against

the lawthe law

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secede-secede-To leaveTo leave

Border state-Border state-A state located between the A state located between the

North and South; allowed slavery North and South; allowed slavery but did not secedebut did not secede

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How did the issues of slavery How did the issues of slavery affect New Jersey?affect New Jersey?

Fighting SlaveryFighting Slavery

African Americans had been forced African Americans had been forced into slavery for a long time.into slavery for a long time.

Around the 1800’s the people that Around the 1800’s the people that wanted to end slavery gained wanted to end slavery gained popularity.popularity.

Abolitionists in New Jersey freed Abolitionists in New Jersey freed enslaved people (enslaved people (emancipateemancipate))

Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

NJ abolitionists helped slaves escape NJ abolitionists helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad.on the Underground Railroad.Routes led to: Canada- slavery was Routes led to: Canada- slavery was

against the law thereagainst the law there

Along their journey, slaves were Along their journey, slaves were helped by conductors (people helped by conductors (people against slavery)against slavery)

Station- place where many runaway Station- place where many runaway slaves hidslaves hid

Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad

William Still- ran a station in William Still- ran a station in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

Abigail Goodwin- abolitionist and Abigail Goodwin- abolitionist and Quaker from New JerseyQuaker from New Jersey

Harriet Tubman- escape slave, risked Harriet Tubman- escape slave, risked her life as conductorher life as conductor

1832-worked for a hotel in Cape 1832-worked for a hotel in Cape May. Used the money to help May. Used the money to help people on the Underground people on the Underground Railroad.Railroad.

Question Time!Question Time!

What was the Underground What was the Underground Railroad?Railroad?

BRAINPOP!-UNDERGROUND RAILROADBRAINPOP!-UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

North & SouthNorth & South

1861- Civil War between North 1861- Civil War between North and South over slaveryand South over slavery

Southern states- Southern states- slave statesslave states

Northern states- Northern states- free statesfree states

The Civil War BeginsThe Civil War Begins

1860- Abraham Lincoln was elected 1860- Abraham Lincoln was elected President.President.

Lincoln was against slaveryLincoln was against slavery

Many southerners thought Lincoln would Many southerners thought Lincoln would end slavery, and because of this they end slavery, and because of this they secededseceded (left) the United States and (left) the United States and formed their own country called the formed their own country called the ““Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America””

Border States Border States (allowed slavery but(allowed slavery but DID DID NOT NOT secede): Delaware, Maryland, secede): Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and MissouriKentucky, and Missouri

The Civil War Begins The Civil War Begins cont.cont.

Lincoln believed in the “Union” and Lincoln believed in the “Union” and hoped the Southern states would hoped the Southern states would return to the Union (USA) in return to the Union (USA) in peace.peace.

April 12, 1861- Confederate April 12, 1861- Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in troops fired on Fort Sumter in South CarolinaSouth Carolina

CIVIL WAR HAD BEGUN!!CIVIL WAR HAD BEGUN!!

New Jerseyans in the New Jerseyans in the Civil WarCivil War

70,000 New Jerseyans fought in the Civil 70,000 New Jerseyans fought in the Civil War.War.

3,000 were African American3,000 were African American

1863- Battle of Gettysburg in 1863- Battle of Gettysburg in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

Confederate Army retreated, and war Confederate Army retreated, and war was in Union’s favorwas in Union’s favor

April 9, 1865- Confederate General E. April 9, 1865- Confederate General E. Lee surrendered to Union General Lee surrendered to Union General Ulyssess S. Grant at Appomattox Ulyssess S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in VA. Civil War was over.Court House in VA. Civil War was over.

Question Time!Question Time!

How did the Civil War affect How did the Civil War affect New Jersey?New Jersey?

BRAINPOP!!-CIVIL WAR BRAINPOP!!-CIVIL WAR CAUSESCAUSES

BRAINPOP!!-CIVIL WAR-CIVIL WAR

Lesson ReviewLesson Review

22. How did the issue of slavery . How did the issue of slavery affect New Jersey?affect New Jersey?

3. Why do you think New Jersey 3. Why do you think New Jersey had so many stations on the had so many stations on the Underground Railroad?Underground Railroad?

Important PeopleImportant People

William StillWilliam Still

Abigail GoodwinAbigail Goodwin

Important PeopleImportant People

Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln