Warm Up:

Today’s Question:

What were the key ideas of the abolition

movement?

Agenda:

1. Discuss/watch video clips about the main ideas of abolition

2. Read and analyze abolitionist newspapers

3. Create a PROTEST POSTER

Who are the abolitionists? (7:05-9:05)

Abolition

Abolitionists demanded the _________freeing of slaves.

Abolitionists believed that slavery was:– _________ and inhumane – Morally __________– Against the principles of the United States

government: ____________, ____________, and the pursuit of ________________.

William Lloyd Garrison: 1805-1879(9:05-

16:00)

“I WILL BE HEARD.”

William Lloyd Garrison published the _________ and worked for the immediate emancipation

of all slaves.

5:50-11:26

Frederick Douglass published the _____ _____ and worked for the rights of African

Americans and women to better their lives.

Harriet Tubman led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the _______ ________.

Abolitionists sounded the warning…the country could not forever encompass the

ideal of liberty and the reality of slavery.

Read all about it!

In your table group:

What does the newspaper say?Who wrote it/when was it written?

What does it tell us about the time period?What else do we need to know in order to

understand it better?

Protest Poster

Create a PROTEST POSTER that would be used at an anti-slavery rally.

Be sure to include:• A protest slogan• A cartoon or other type of creative design to illustrate your

point• It should be creative and neat• IT should demonstrate knowledge of the movement for

abolition

What do abolitionists believe?

What famous abolitionist wrote the North Star?

Who wrote the liberator?

Who led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad?

The United States acquired what territory after it became an independent country?

Who is the head of the executive branch of government?

Which territory was gained through a treaty with Spain?

What battle marked the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

What European country joined the Revolutionary War after the Battle of Saratoga?

What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?

What happened at the First Continental Congress?

What is the name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?

Who was the commander of the Continental Army?

What is the name of the British commander that surrendered at Yorktown?

Name 2 advantages the Continental Army had over the British Army.

What is the name of the trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas?

Where did the Portuguese explore?

What is the name of the first document that established the laws for the United States?

Who wrote the Bill of Rights?

Who wrote the VA Statute for Religious Freedom?

Name 2 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

What document declared independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?

Who explored the Louisiana Territory?

ANSWER

1234 Newspaper

anti-slavery

Abolitionist

Frederick Douglass

North Star

ANSWER

1234 Anti-slavery

African American and white

North Star, Liberator

Called for immediate end to slavery

Abolitionists

ANSWER

1234 Born a slave

Often wore a scarf

Escaped to Pennsylvania

Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman

ANSWER

1234 City

Mid-Atlantic

Pennsylvania

Constitutional Convention

Philadelphia