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1 Abolition & women’s Rights
Written by: Period 5

2 Abolitionists call for ending slavery (lizards)
Abolition-movement to end slavery beginning in the late 1700’s. In 1807, Congress banned the import of slaves in the U.S. Free African American, David Walker, printed a pamphlet telling slaves to revolt that made its way to the South. John Quincy Adams ignored laws and successfully defended slaves that rebelled on a slave ship, the Amistad.

3 Eyewitnesses to Slavery (rabbits)
Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth were both slaves and abolitionist speakers. In 1845, Douglass published an autobiography about his life as a slave. He left the country for 2 years, then returned to buy his freedom and publish an anti-slavery newspaper. Isabella Truth fled her owners to live with the Quakers who set her free in 1827.

4 The underground railroad (deer)
The Underground Railroad was a series of escape routes from the South to the North. Slaves travelled at night on foot, train, wagons, & boats. Henry ‘Box’ Brown, a slave, shipped himself to Philadelphia in a 2 ½ X 2 ft. box. Stations were places that runaway slaves could hide during the day, including stables, attics, and cellars. In NY, Frederick Douglass hid up to 11 slaves at a time.

5 Harriet tubman (javelinas)
Harriet Tubman, a famous conductor on the Underground railroad, was born into slavery. At 13, she tried to save another slave from the overseer, and suffered a skull fracture. In 1849 , she escaped to PA. She made 19 journeys to free escaped slaves, all made it to freedom. She also helped her parents to freedom.

6 Women reformers face barriers (squirrels)
In 1840, in London, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton attended the world anti- slavery convention to speak out against slavery, but were not allowed to speak. Women were forced to sit behind a curtain at the convention. To show support, William Lloyd Garrison joined them. Garrison would not take part in a convention that did not support women’s rights. Mott & Stanton planned a convention for women’s rights.

7 The seneca falls convention (bobcat)
In 1848 they held the Seneca Falls Convention in N.Y. Women made an alternate Declaration of Independence called the Declaration of Sentiments & Resolutions. This said that men and women are created equal. Suffrage, the right for women to vote, was not passed.

8 Continued calls for women’s rights (snakes)
Mid 1800’s, 3 women lent powerful voices to the growing women’s movement. In 1839, Mississippi passed a law that gave married women rights to their own property and wages. In 1865, 29 states had similar laws. 1851, Sojourner Truth rose to speak at a convention or women’s rights in Ohio.

9 The Underground railroad, continued (tortoises)
The Underground Railroad is a network of people who hid escaping slaves. Both blacks and whites helped slaves escape. 40,000 – 100,000 people may have used the Underground Railroad on their journey from slavery to freedom.


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