Slavery &
Abolition in
America
1. Origins of Slavery
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http://www.history.com/topics/blackhistory/slavery/videos/origins-of-slavery
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Answer the questions on your handout
Timeline Information
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This is where the timeline information you all
gathered and presented would go.
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Think of how slavery evolved...the different laws and
regulations that were made over the years to
regulate and restrict the lives of slaves, the locations
where and reasons why slavery prospered, and the
places that abolished it.
(2) Slave Narratives
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Go to the following site:
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http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wpa/index.html
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From 1936 to 1938, over 2,300 former slaves from across the
American South were interviewed by writers and journalists
under the Works Progress Administration. These former slaves,
most born in the last years of the slave regime or during the
Civil War, provided first-hand accounts of their experiences on
plantations, in cities, and on small farms. Their narratives
remain a peerless resource for understanding the lives of
America's four million slaves.
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You will be assigned one narrative to read and analyze.
(3) Now...take notes on the
following slides
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You do not have to write it word for
word. Summarize the key points in
your own words.
(4) You will now analyze some primary and
secondary sources that set the stage for the
end of slavery--see handout
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http://www.history.com/topics/blackhistory/frederick-douglass
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As part of your learning about Frederick Douglass,
watch this segment and answer the question on
your handout.
In conclusion, by 1860:
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The Congress and the Presidents had failed to resolve the
burning issue of slavery in the territories (our expanding
nation). Could the Supreme Court, the highest law in the
land, put the issue to rest? Politicians and the American
public hoped it could determine some long term framework
for settlement of the slavery issue. An opportunity was
presented when the Dred Scott case reached the High Court.
As a slave having lived in a free territory, was he now free
when he returned to a slave state? No. And more, according
to the Court — neither a state or Congress had the right
to outlaw slavery.
With the 1860 election, the North could never accept a
President who planned to protect or extend slavery. The
South would never accept a President who refused to do so.
The nomination of candidates and the election of the
President were among the most divisive events in the history
of this nation.--ushistory.org