1. AIM: What were the social issues surrounding slavery that caused sectionalism? Do Now: Go to the station that matches the card you received on the way into class today.

2. 1. What was the North’s view on slavery?
They opposed it (anti-slavery), and felt there was no need for it in the north
2. What was the South’s view on slavery?
They wanted to keep it (pro-slavery)
3. Why did the South need slaves?
They needed them to work on the plantations
4. Why did the north find no need for slaves?
Because they had many immigrants who would work for cheap, and did not have labor intensive farming

3. 1. Who was John Brown?
Abolitionist and anti-slavery fighter
2. Where did his raid take place?
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
3. What was the purpose of the raid?
To raid the arsenal and arm slaves to lead a slave revolt
4. Who ultimately caught John Brown?
Robert E. Lee and his troops
5. What happened to John Brown after he was captured?
He was hanged

4. 1. What was Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
An anti-slavery novel
2. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
3. What affect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on northerners?
It opened their eyes to the horrors of slavery
4. What is an abolitionist?
Someone who is against slavery and tries to stop it

5. 1. What was the Underground Railroad?
A network of people who helped slaves escape the south
2. What did Harriet Tubman do?
She helped slaves escape from the south
3. Click on the yellow box on the legend to reveal the slave states.
Name two of these slave states. TX, VA, FL, LA, GA, NC, SC, AL, TN
4. Click on the different routes on escape on the map legend.
What were some of the routes slaves took to escape the south? Where did they go?
North, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean

6. 1. Who was Dred Scott?
A slave
2. After Scott’s owner died what did he do?
He sued for his freedom
3. What was the decision of the Supreme Court case?
That since he was black he was not considered a citizen and did not have the ability to sue
4. Do you think the Supreme Court decision was fair? Why or why not?

7. October 18, 1859 – U. S. Marines under Colonel Robert E
October 18, 1859 – U.S. Marines under Colonel Robert E. Lee surrounding the armory at Harper’s Ferry, trapping John Brown inside

8. October 18, 1859 – John Brown trapped inside the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry Virginia

9. A Virginia Military office called out: “So perish all such enemies of Virginia! All such enemies of the Union! All such foes of the human race!” Upon the hanging of John Brown

10. Brown wrote just before he was hanged: “I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away; but with Blood. I had as I now think: Vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed; it might be done.”
In Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau stated “This morning Captain Brown was hung. He is not Old Brown any longer; he is an angel of light.”

11. Notes
SUMMARY: Explain in a complete paragraph how the social issues surrounding slavery increased sectional tensions in the United States that set the stage for the Civil War. *Be sure to use historical examples!

12. John Brown’s Raid
October 16, John Brown led a small army of 18 men into the small town of HARPER'S FERRY, Virginia.
His plan was to instigate a major slave rebellion in the South.
He would seize the arms and ammunition in the federal arsenal, and arm slaves in the area and move south along the Appalachian Mountains, attracting slaves to his cause.

13. John Brown’s Raid
local citizens and militia surrounded him, exchanging gunfire
Troops under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee arrived from Washington to arrest Brown.
They captured Brown and members of his group, and turned them over to Virginia authorities to be tried for treason.
He was quickly tried and sentenced to hang on December 2.
Brown stops to kiss a black child on the way to his execution

14. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1852
The novel helped fuel abolitionist movements in the north
Opens northerners eyes to the horrors of slavery
Abolitionist = people who are against slavery

15. The Underground Railroad
Network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North
The fugitives would move at night. They would generally travel between 10 and 20 miles to the next station, where they would rest and eat, hiding in barns and other out-of-the-way places.
Harriet Tubman: helped hundreds of slaves to freedom through the underground railroad

16. The Dred Scott Decision 1857
Dred Scott: slave who lived in free states when traveling with his master
After his owner died, Scott tried to get his freedom by suing and bringing a case to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that because Scott was black he was not a citizen of the United States and therefore he had no right to sue
The sons of the man who had owned Dred Scott had paid his legal fees for years trying to help him win his freedom. After the Supreme Court decision, they bought Scott and his wife from the widow and set him free. Scott died 9 months later a free man.