Abolitionists- abolicionistas A person who wants to abolish slavery Una persona que quiere terminar esclavitud.

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1 Abolitionists- abolicionistas A person who wants to abolish slavery Una persona que quiere terminar esclavitud

2 Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom’s Cabin Novel about slavery Made Americans angry about how slaves were treated escribió la cabina a de tío Tom Novela sobre la esclavitud que Americanos hechos enojados sobre cómo los esclavos fueron tratados

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4 Harriet Tubman Underground Rail Road Camino de carril subterráneo Nicknamed Moses Helped more slaves escape than anyone else (Ayudó muchos esclavos escaparse)

5 Frederick Douglass Orator Journalists Held government positions Northstar newspaper Periodistas Periódico de Northstar tenía un trabajo del gobierno

6 John Brown Raid Planned to give slaves weapons Was tried and hung Planeó dar a esclavos las armas Lo mataron

7 William Lloyd Garrison Created Newspaper called the Liberator United northerners in the fight against slavery

8 Nat Turner Led famous slave revolt 60 whites were killed in Virginia He was hunged and killed Rebelión auxiliar famosa llevada 60 blancos fueron matados en Virginia

9 Go to Dred Scott

10 Abraham Lincoln Goal was to end slavery in America Preserve the Union (keep the United States together into one country)

11 Questions Who was this individual? What was their background? What did they want to achieve? What methods did they use to achieve these goals? Were they successful why or why not? ¿Quién era esta persona? ¿Cuál fue su origen? ¿Qué querían conseguir? ¿Qué métodos usaban para lograr estas metas? Tuvieron éxito ¿por qué o por qué no?

12 Methods of achieving their goal- Métodos de alcanzar sus metas Wrote books Newspapers Helped slaves escapes Revolts Raids Lobbied Libros Periódicos Rebeliones ayudadas de los escapes de los esclavos Incursiones Cabildeado

13 Culminating Activity Write a mini paragraph as to what was the most significant event that led to the Civil War? Why do you think this was, prove it with evidence?