Learning Goal: Learning Goal: 1.1.Explain how the abolitionist Explain how the abolitionist

movement led to the fight for movement led to the fight for women’s rights and inspired key women’s rights and inspired key individuals in the women’s rights individuals in the women’s rights movement.movement.

2.2.Analyze a key factor leading to the Analyze a key factor leading to the Civil War: the role of abolitionists Civil War: the role of abolitionists and the Underground Railroad.and the Underground Railroad.

Explanation of Question: In 1848, the first Explanation of Question: In 1848, the first woman’s convention was held at Seneca woman’s convention was held at Seneca Falls’ New York. Members of the group Falls’ New York. Members of the group composed a Declaration of Sentiments. This composed a Declaration of Sentiments. This declaration was similar in phrasing and style declaration was similar in phrasing and style to the Declaration of Independence. to the Declaration of Independence.

Journal Question: Imagine that you are Journal Question: Imagine that you are treated unfairly by your parents. treated unfairly by your parents. Create a Create a declaration that you would present to your declaration that you would present to your parents that lists three to five rights you feel parents that lists three to five rights you feel you deserve.you deserve.

1. 1. Abolition Abolition was thewas the movement to movement to end slavery.end slavery.

A petition A petition presented presented by by children children to end to end slavery.slavery.

An abolition An abolition rally in rally in Washington Washington D.C.D.C.

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persuade- Cause somebody to adopt persuade- Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody’s arm.of action; twist somebody’s arm.

The abolitionists tried to persuade The abolitionists tried to persuade people that slavery was wrong. How people that slavery was wrong. How are people persuaded? are people persuaded?

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2. Public lectures by former 2. Public lectures by former slaves slaves helpedhelped the the abolitionist abolitionist movementmovement by turning by turning public public opinion against slaveryopinion against slavery..

Statue Statue of of freed freed slavesslaves

Abolitionist Abolitionist Wendell Wendell Phillips Phillips speaking speaking against the against the Fugitive Fugitive Slave Act of Slave Act of 18501850.

3.3. Sojourner Sojourner Truth and Truth and Frederick Frederick DouglassDouglass were were effective effective abolitionist abolitionist speakersspeakers because they because they had once been had once been enslavedenslaved..

                              

A lawyer A lawyer must have must have public public speaking speaking skills.skills.

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What makes a speech great? Think What makes a speech great? Think of the greatest speech you have ever of the greatest speech you have ever heard. What are heard. What are twotwo things in a things in a speech that make it great. speech that make it great.

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4. The Underground Railroad was a series of 4. The Underground Railroad was a series of escape routesescape routes used by slaves escaping the used by slaves escaping the South. Runaway slaves escaped, usually South. Runaway slaves escaped, usually journeyed by nightjourneyed by night led by “conductors”, and led by “conductors”, and hid by dayhid by day in places called “stations.” in places called “stations.”

Fairfield Inn, Fairfield Inn, Penn. RR StationPenn. RR Station

5.5. Harriet Harriet TubmanTubman was was the most the most famous famous “conductor” “conductor” of theof the Underground Underground RailroadRailroad..

Think-Pair- ShareThink-Pair- ShareWhat is an individual’s What is an individual’s responsibility to the local and responsibility to the local and global community and how can global community and how can that responsibility be put into that responsibility be put into action? People risked their lives action? People risked their lives to help others on the to help others on the Underground Railroad. Underground Railroad.

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One of the mostOne of the mostfamous slave famous slave escapes was when escapes was when Henry BrownHenry Brown had a had a white carpenter white carpenter pack him in a box pack him in a box and ship it to and ship it to

PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia..

The city of PhiladelphiaThe city of Philadelphia

6. Women in the 1800s 6. Women in the 1800s had had few legal or few legal or political rightspolitical rights. Few . Few could vote, sit on could vote, sit on juries, hold public juries, hold public office, manage their office, manage their own property and own property and work work without giving pay to without giving pay to their husbandstheir husbands.

7. Stanton 7. Stanton and Mott and Mott organized theorganized the Seneca Falls Seneca Falls ConventionConvention to win for to win for women the women the same rights same rights as men.as men.

Stanton Stanton and Mott and Mott being being protected protected from an from an angry male angry male mob.mob.

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How can a smaller (minority) group How can a smaller (minority) group of the population gain rights for of the population gain rights for themselves from the larger (majority) themselves from the larger (majority) group? What would you do to win group? What would you do to win rights if you were in the minority rights if you were in the minority group? group?

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88. "Could we have foreseen, when we called that convention, . "Could we have foreseen, when we called that convention, the ridicule, persecution, and misrepresentation that the the ridicule, persecution, and misrepresentation that the demand for woman's political, religious, and social equality demand for woman's political, religious, and social equality would involve: the long, weary years of waiting and hoping would involve: the long, weary years of waiting and hoping without success; I fear we should not have had the courage without success; I fear we should not have had the courage and conscience to begin such a protracted struggle, nor the and conscience to begin such a protracted struggle, nor the faith and hope to continue the work.“ –Elizabeth Cady faith and hope to continue the work.“ –Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Stanton, in an 1876 letter to Lucretia Mott on the 28in an 1876 letter to Lucretia Mott on the 28thth anniversary of the Seneca Falls Conventionanniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention

One can guess from the quotation that One can guess from the quotation that the fight for women's suffrage was more the fight for women's suffrage was more difficult than expected.difficult than expected.

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We will use the small white We will use the small white boards for this activity. The boards for this activity. The teacher will choose 4 things teacher will choose 4 things from the notes and read an from the notes and read an answer to a question. Think of answer to a question. Think of what could be the question what could be the question and write it on your white and write it on your white board. board.