1. The American Civil War
Standard: I will understand major events in the Civil War?
Major Events Before the war:
Uncle Tom’s Cabin: written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Her Book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, described the suffering of slaves. Many people in the North began to feel sympathy for enslaved people after reading the book. –S.S. textbook (Huffington Mifflin, 2006, page 158)
John Brown’s Raid at Harpers Ferry
John Brown, an abolitionist, decided to fight slavery own his own. He tried to start a rebellion against slavery by attacking a US Army post at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. Soldiers captured his group. Later, he was found guilty of treason and hanged.
Northern view  Hero
Southern view  A violent man out to destroy their way of life
–S.S. textbook (Huffington Mifflin, 2006, page 159)
EQ: How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin change people’s hearts about slavery?

2. John Brown’s Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia