1. The Expansion of Slavery in America
Slavery Spreads
The Expansion of Slavery in America

2. When we last discussed slavery…

3. When we Last discussed Slavery…
The Middle Passage

4. After the Revolutionary War
What do all of these quotes have in common?
“Liberty…is the great parent of science and of virtue; and a nation will be great in both always in proportion as it is free.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name and becomes oppression.” – James Wilson
Natural liberty is a gift of the Creator to the whole human race, and that civil liberty is founded in that; and cannot be wrested from any people, without the most manifest violation of justice.” – Alexander Hamilton
“I had always hoped that the younger generation receiving their early impressions after the flame of liberty had been kindled…would have sympathized with oppression wherever found.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Liberty must at all hazards be supported.” – John Adams
Do you see a conflict?
Hamilton and Adams never owned slaves, but the others did. Jefferson may have owned more than 650 slaves throughout his lifetime. Warm Up for tomorrow on this topic.
Many people saw a conflict between slavery and the ideal of liberty.

5. Auctioning Slaves
O.P.T.I.C. ASSIGNMENT

6. Connect to things that you already know.
Conduct a brief observation/overview of the main subject of the visual.
Use the words in the title/caption/text and the individual parts of the visual to determine connections.
Connect to things that you already know.
Scrutinize the parts of the visual.
Note any element or details that seem important.
Draw a conclusion about the meaning of the visual as a whole.
Summarize the message in four sentences.
Read the title/caption/text of the visual for added information.