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Intro to Slavery

• In the American south, slavery was a way of life. Most all southerners owned slaves.

• Slaves were used for many things, including housework, cleaning, and most commonly on the plantation taking care of the crops.

• Slaves were property, not people in the south.

America in the 1800’s

• North: Most northerners were abolitionists during this time period. They believed slavery was morally wrong.

• South: Almost all southerners wanted slavery. It was a way of life that they had and did not want to get rid of.

America in the 1800’s

• In the south, Jim Crow Laws were passed along with Black Codes to keep slaves under control.

• Abolitionists from the north would help slaves escape, and challenge the slave system any way they could.

Abolitionists

• Abolitionist- a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.

• Some of the famous abolitionists are:

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

• William Lloyd Garrison

Harriet Tubman• Harriet Tubman is one of the most well-

known abolitionists.• She was a conductor on the Underground

Railroad. She made over 19

trips to the south, freeing

over 300 slaves.

Harriet never had a formal

position in any organization,

but she helped lots and lots of

people.

William Lloyd Garrison

• William Lloyd Garrison was a newspaper editor for The Liberator. He wrote in it also, and often times about abolishing slavery.

• He founded New England Anti-Slavery Society, and co-founded American Anti-Slavery Society.

• William founded and joined many other anti-slavery societies and was a strong abolitionist in his time.

Frederick Douglass• Frederick was born a slave, but escaped.

After escaping, he became an abolitionist leader. He was a very talented speaker, writer, and leader.

• He was known for his speeches and writing. He wrote 3 Main Keys for a Successful Life:

• 1) Believe in yourself, 2) Take Advantage of every opportunity, and 3)Use the power of spoken/written language to effect position change for you and society.

Abraham Lincoln

• When Abraham Lincoln became President, he freed all slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation.

• He was not exactly an abolitionist, he

cared more about

slavery splitting up the

country than slavery

Itself.

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Underground Railroad

• It was: a network of secret paths and safe homes used by Black slaves to escape from slavery and get to a free state.

• This was used from 1860-1865.

• Abolitionists helped slaves escape from slave houses and travel to a free state using the Underground Railroad’s safe houses and secret routes.

Nat Turner’s Rebellion

• What was it? :

• This was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. Both black slaves and white slave owners were involved. It was led by Nat Turner, and some other slaves.


• What occurred?

• 1- Nat Turner and other slaves rebelled by first killing Turner’s slave owner and his family, and then killing many more white slave holders.

• 2- The rebellion was stopped after a couple days, and militia along with angry mobs went and killed between 100-200 black slaves


• 3) Southerners realized their vulnerability, and were scared for another rebellion. Northerners saw the level of anger and want for freedom in the slaves.

• 4) Slave owners tried to gain more power and more control over the slaves because they were scared.

Freedom/Emancipation

• When Abraham Lincoln became president in 1860, he didn’t pass the Emancipation Proclamation until 1863.

• The Emancipation Proclamation said that all slaves in the Confederate territory (and in the whole U.S.) were forever free,

• All slaves were free by law! But it was not until 1865 that the states passed this law and it came into action completely.

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