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1 Life of a Slave and Abolition
Goal: Examine the life of slaves and confrontational response to slavery from Abolitionists.

2 Experience of Slaves Slavery big in South because of King Cotton as cotton controlled the economy in the South Life for a slave was very hard and any disobedience or failure usually resulted in a lot of physical punishment Meant to prevent slaves from feeling powerful Slaves used spirituals for comfort African religious folk songs Used to communicate secret messages

3 Slaves attempt change Nat Turner Rebellion: Slave rebellion led by a slave, Nat Turner Organized because Turner was able to read and write Result: Fear rises among white southerners Leads to more brutal punishments to prevent future revolts Slave codes: laws to keep slaves under control and uneducated

4 Abolitionists The Abolition Movement sought to end the practice of slavery Many Americans believed that slavery would gradually end on its own As it continued to grow, the abolition movement began Believed it was morally wrong

5 Abolition Actions Not all abolitionists believed African Americans were equal to whites Colonization Plan Many Northerners feared what may happen by freeing millions of uneducated slaves. Plan: send them to a colony in Africa. Send African Americans back to Africa to the American colony of Liberia (only 10,000 go) Politically, abolitionists tried to get change Free Soil Party: political party whose entire purpose was to end slavery; only existed in North

6 Discuss Why would slaves find comfort in religion?
Most of the time, violence is not an effective way to protest something. Why would slaves resort to violence considering it usually does not work? Predict some ways that abolitionists will be able to achieve an end to slavery.

7 Abolition Actions William Lloyd Garrison created an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator One of the first white abolitionists to call for an immediate end of slavery Harriet Beecher Stowe published the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin Best seller in the North Portrayed slavery as cruel and brutal Many Northerners first experience with Slavery

8 Freed Slaves Actions Many freed slaves refused to give up the fight against slavery even after they escaped it Fredrick Douglass was a runaway slave who was a very powerful speaker against slavery Being a former slave, he spoke from experience and pushed for equality Sojourner Truth was another freed slave who spoke of its evils Also leader on women’s rights

9 Underground Railroad Not a railroad and not underground
A system of escape routes from the South to the North to help runaway slaves reach freedom Slaves would travel with “conductors,” who were abolitionists, to freedom Travel at night using the north star to guide them During the day they would hide in barns or basements of sympathetic people along the way Harriet Tubman, a freed slave, was most famous conductor

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11 Reflection Why did slaves feel the need to change their situation? What tactics did abolitionists use to get change?

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