Warm-up 10/31 What problems are people today working to get rid of or improve?

2. Texting and Driving immigration Warm-up 10/31What problems are people today working to get rid of or improve? drug use underage drinking teenage pregnancy driving under the influence homelessness

3. During the years leading up to the Civil War, what were people working to fix? stop Irish immigration drinking slavery get women the right to vote improve conditions in the overcrowded cities

4. I Am An Abolitionist

5. Facts on the Abolitionist Movement • Most abolitionists were white. • Quakers were the first to speak out against slavery. • Most abolitionists lived in New England. • Free African Americans joined the movement. • Former enslaved African Americans joined. • worked to bring an end to slavery by spreading the word about the evils of slavery through newspapers, books and speeches

6. Criteria Abolitionist

7. Harriet Beecher Stowe “I hope every woman who can write will not be silent." • In 1851, the first installment of her Uncle Tom's Cabin was published. Installments were published weekly from June 5, 1851, to April 1, 1852. • In 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin was published as a book • In less than a year, the novel became a best seller in the US and Europe • It added to the debate about abolition and slavery • Within a year, 300 babies were named "Eva" (after the character in the book) in Boston alone and a play based on the book opened in New York

8. “But now what? Why, now comes my master, takes me right away from my work, and my friends, and all I like, and grinds me down into the very dirt! And why? Because, he says, I forgot who I was; he says, to teach me that I am only a negro! …And all this your laws give him power to do, in spite of God or man. …There isn't one of all these things, that have broken the hearts of my mother and my sister, and my wife and myself, but your laws allow, and give every man power to do, in Kentucky, and none can say to him nay! Do you call these the laws of my country? …I don't want anything of your country, except to be let alone,--to go peaceably out of it; and when I get to Canada, where the laws will own me and protect me, that shall be my country, and its laws I will obey. But if any man tries to stop me, let him take care, for I am desperate. I'll fight for my liberty to the last breath I breathe….” - Uncle Tom’s Cabin

9. It is enough for me…..that every yoke is broken, and every bondmen is set free. William Lloyd Garrison 1865

10. William Lloyd Garrison • Joined the abolitionist movement at the age of 25 • fought against slavery for 35 years • Published an anti-slavery newspaper “Liberator” • called for the immediate (not gradual) end of slavery • organized an anti-slavery group that grew to 200,000 people • leading spokesman of the movement

11. I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. No! No!... I am in earnest – I will not equivocate – I will not excuse – I will not retreat in a single inch – and I will be heard. - William Lloyd Garrison

12. “I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.” -Fredrick Douglass

13. Frederick Douglass • Escaped slavery at the age of 20 • Became one of the most important African American leaders of his time • Published an anti-slavery newspaper called The North Star. • gave regular lectures • Instrumental in changing the U.S. government policy allowing African Americans into the armed forces during the Civil War • called for justice for all oppressed people regardless of their race, nationality, or sex

14. John Brown • White, northerner • President Lincoln referred to John Brown as a "misguided fanatic."  • first gained attention during the Bleeding Kansas crisis • demanded that violent action occur in order to end slavery • On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men in a raid on the Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA.  Brown and his group attacked and captured several buildings.  • goal was to capture weapons that could be used to start a slave uprising in the South • John Brown was tried for treason against Virginia, found guilty and hanged in Charles Town • Most agree that the actions of Harper's Ferry increased tensions between the North and the South, and later led to the secession of the South as well as the Civil War. 

15. Why would people be opposed to abolishing slavery??? • Slavery has always existed • Slavery is natural • Slaves cant take care of themselves • Slaves are better off having masters to care for them • Getting rid of slavery will result in bloodshed • Freed slaves will cause unrest

16. Criteria Abolitionist 1 2 Directions • score each person based on each category. • Do one category at a time. • 5 is high, 1 is low. 2 5 5 3 4 1 3 4

17. Name ____________________ • In paragraph form, 1st, define abolitionist. Next, explain which abolitionist is best based on the score received on the front grid. You must include 2 of the criteria in your explanation.

18. Video Links • Harriet Beecher Stowe - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFfMPCfKqGg • William Lloyd Garrison - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8GT2yNPJQ8 • Frederick Douglass - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXM5UWuQbxQ