Describe the lives of enslaved people.
12
Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Chapter 13 Section 1 Technology and Industrial Growth Chapter 25 Section 1 The Cold War Begins Section 3 The Antislavery Movement • Describe the lives of enslaved people. • Identify the leaders and activities of the abolitionist movement. • Explain why many Americans opposed the abolition of slavery. Objectives
description
Objectives. Describe the lives of enslaved people. Identify the leaders and activities of the abolitionist movement. Explain why many Americans opposed the abolition of slavery. Terms and People. abolitionists – people who spoke out to end slavery - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Describe the lives of enslaved people.
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Section 3
The Antislavery Movement
• Describe the lives of enslaved people.
• Identify the leaders and activities of the abolitionist movement.
• Explain why many Americans opposed the abolition of slavery.
Objectives
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
Terms and People
• abolitionists – people who spoke out to end slavery
• Nat Turner – leader of the best-known slave revolt against owners in the first half of the 1800s
• underground railroad – a secret organized network of people who hid runaway slaves as they headed North
• Harriet Tubman – a courageous “conductor” of the underground railroad who led hundreds of slaves to freedom
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
Terms and People (continued)
• William Lloyd Garrison – the most influential abolitionist who published a newspaper called The Liberator
• Frederick Douglass – an escaped slave who became an eloquent speaker at abolitionist meetings
• Angelina and Sarah Grimké – daughters of a southern slaveholder who became vocal abolitionists
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
• Henry David Thoreau – a writer and abolitionist who went to jail for refusing to pay a tax he felt supported slavery
• civil disobedience – the right of individuals to refuse to obey laws that they feel are unjust
Terms and People (continued)
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
As reformers tried to improve American life in the mid-1800s, some turned their attention to exploited and enslaved African Americans.
The efforts of these reformers led to increasing division between the North and the South.
What methods did Americans use to oppose slavery?
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
Slavery ended completely in the North during the 1800s.
It remained an institution in the South.
• Two million Africans and African Americans were held as slaves in the South.
• They worked at backbreaking tasks and could be beaten at any time. Families were separated.
• Some enslaved people gave up hope; others found comfort in family and religion.
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
There was some resistance from slaves against their oppressors.
There were 200 slave revolts during the first half of the 1800s.
The most significant was led by Nat Turner in 1831.
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
• It was made up of a loose network of “conductors” that hid runaway slaves.
• One of the best known conductors was Harriet Tubman.
The underground railroad developed to help slaves escape to freedom.
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
This is a map of the underground railroad routes from slave states to free.
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
A growing number of Americans wanted to end slavery. They were called abolitionists.
• William Lloyd Garrison published an antislavery newspaper called The Liberator.
• Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery, escaped and spoke out eloquently against it.
• Angelina and Sarah Grimké moved north and became outspoken abolitionists.
• Henry David Thoreau refused to pay a tax he believed supported slavery.
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
Civil disobedience was defined by Thoreau as the right of people to refuse to obey laws that they find unjust.
Abolitionists became organized, holding meetings and giving lectures across the country.
Many people were against abolishing slavery. Southerners argued it formed the foundation of their economy.
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War Begins
Chapter 13 Section 1
Technology and Industrial Growth
Chapter 25 Section 1
The Cold War BeginsThe Antislavery Movement
Section 3
• The abolition movement was small but vocal. It faced resistance in the North and the South.
• A Gag Rule passed by Congress prohibited debates on the subject.
• The issue still widened differences between the North and South.
The slavery issue divided America.
