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
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