Abolitionists and Their Impact on Ending Slavery in America

Abolitionists Station 6

Agitators for Change? O Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln- - President during the Civil War. Opposed to the EXTENTION OF SLAVERY EXTENTION OF SLAVERY. . Wanted to do whatever to keep the country together. O Uncle Tom s Cabin Uncle Tom s Cabin- - Real life look at the treatment of slaves angered many to demand and end. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe. . O The Liberator The Liberator a abolitionist newspaper demanding and end to slave immediately. Published by William Lloyd Published by William Lloyd Garrison. Garrison.

Call to End Slavery! Underground Railroad- - A secret route of homes of friendly northerners that led to freedom. Harriet Tubman primary leaders of slaves . O Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman O The North Star The North Star- - Newpaper written by Fredrick Douglass a free black man to demand a end to slavery. Named after the star they followed to freedom. Fredrick Douglass, O Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth- - Escaped slave woman who fought to end slavery but also called for women s rights.

Station 6 William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison- - Northerner who wrote the Northerner who wrote the newspaper newspaper The Liberator The Liberator- - felt slavery had to be ended slavery had to be ended thought any means necessary thought any means necessary felt Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe Wrote Wrote Uncle Tom s Cabin Uncle Tom s Cabin about treatment of slaves, about treatment of slaves, agitated both North & South. agitated both North & South. Lincoln said caused of Civil Lincoln said caused of Civil war. war. Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Slave women who lead the Slave women who lead the Underground Railroad Underground Railroad- - route to freedom. freedom. route to Abolitionist Abolitionist Views Views Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth Escaped Slave who became a Escaped Slave who became a voice for racial and woman s voice for racial and woman s equality. Famous speech equality. Famous speech Ain t Ain t I a Woman? I a Woman? Fredrick Douglass Fredrick Douglass Escaped slave, writer & Escaped slave, writer & speaker who published speaker who published The North Star The North Star newspaper. newspaper.

What may be asked on the Regents Questions.. O Which person's action was most closely associated with the abolitionist Which person's action was most closely associated with the abolitionist movement movement? ? William Lloyd Garrison's publication of The Liberator O Why was the abolitionist cause successful in the North Why was the abolitionist cause successful in the North? ? The North did not use or need slave labor. O Why did some Why did some Northern Northern workers fear the abolitionist movement workers fear the abolitionist movement? ? Freed slaves might compete for the jobs held by the white workers. O Which of the following literary works supported the abolitionist Which of the following literary works supported the abolitionist movement before the Civil War movement before the Civil War? ? Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin