Task: Questions to Answer
Directions: Record the following questions in the class note section of your Social Studies binder. Read each article and answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. Describe the impact the cotton gin had on life in the U.S. after its invention in 1793.
2. Describe life of slaves based on the article Slavery Again, 1800-1830 (Overview).
3. According to the Abolition Movement article, define/describe abolition.
4. Name 5 abolitionists mentions in the Abolition Movement article.
5.Describe how abolition and politics were intertwined in the 1800s, according the Abolition Movement article.
6.Describe the following topics, based on the Abolition Movement article.
a) Kansas-Nebraska Act
b) Bleeding Kansas
c) Fugitive Slave Act
d) Underground Railroad
e) Dred Scott (Supreme Court) decision
f) Emancipation Proclamation
g) 13th Amendment
7. Read Douglass, Frederick (1817-1895) and list 5 accomplishments that Douglass achieved prior to the year 1870.
8. Describe Tubman’s role on the Underground Railroad, according to the Tubman, Harriet (1821?-1913) article.
9. As mentioned in to the Tubman, Harriet (1821?-1913) article, how did Tubman help the Civil War effort?
If time remains, listen to the Frederick Douglass video clip. In addition to abolition, list two other topics Douglass spoke publically about.
1. Describe the impact the cotton gin had on life in the U.S. after its invention in 1793.
2. Describe life of slaves based on the article Slavery Again, 1800-1830 (Overview).
3. According to the Abolition Movement article, define/describe abolition.
4. Name 5 abolitionists mentions in the Abolition Movement article.
5.Describe how abolition and politics were intertwined in the 1800s, according the Abolition Movement article.
6.Describe the following topics, based on the Abolition Movement article.
a) Kansas-Nebraska Act
b) Bleeding Kansas
c) Fugitive Slave Act
d) Underground Railroad
e) Dred Scott (Supreme Court) decision
f) Emancipation Proclamation
g) 13th Amendment
7. Read Douglass, Frederick (1817-1895) and list 5 accomplishments that Douglass achieved prior to the year 1870.
8. Describe Tubman’s role on the Underground Railroad, according to the Tubman, Harriet (1821?-1913) article.
9. As mentioned in to the Tubman, Harriet (1821?-1913) article, how did Tubman help the Civil War effort?
If time remains, listen to the Frederick Douglass video clip. In addition to abolition, list two other topics Douglass spoke publically about.
Database Articles
*Please note that at home you will need passwords to access these articles, see Mrs. Canale or Mrs. Olson if you do not have your sheet.
"Slavery Again, 1800-1830 (Overview)." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 16 May 2012. (Lexile 970)
"Abolition Movement." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 730)
Adams, Russell L. "Abolition Movement." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 1070)
"Underground Railroad." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 730)
Buckmaster, Henrietta. "Underground Railroad." Reviewed by Megan McClard. The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17
May 2012. (Lexile 990)
Davis, Daniel S. "Douglass, Frederick (1817–1895)." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 1070)
"Douglass, Frederick (c. 1817-1895)." DISCovering Authors. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Junior. Gale. Lake George High School.
17 May 2012.
Davis, Daniel S. "Tubman, Harriet (1821?–1913)." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 750)
"Tubman, Harriet (1820-1913)." UXL Biographies. Online ed. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Student Resource Center - Junior. Gale. Lake George High School. 17 May
2012.
"Slavery Again, 1800-1830 (Overview)." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 16 May 2012. (Lexile 970)
"Abolition Movement." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 730)
Adams, Russell L. "Abolition Movement." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 1070)
"Underground Railroad." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 730)
Buckmaster, Henrietta. "Underground Railroad." Reviewed by Megan McClard. The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17
May 2012. (Lexile 990)
Davis, Daniel S. "Douglass, Frederick (1817–1895)." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 1070)
"Douglass, Frederick (c. 1817-1895)." DISCovering Authors. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Junior. Gale. Lake George High School.
17 May 2012.
Davis, Daniel S. "Tubman, Harriet (1821?–1913)." The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 17 May. 2012. (Lexile 750)
"Tubman, Harriet (1820-1913)." UXL Biographies. Online ed. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Student Resource Center - Junior. Gale. Lake George High School. 17 May
2012.
eBooks
"The Underground Railroad." Civil War. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2007. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 16 May 2012.
Books
Slavery and resistance
[ Book ] 306.3 JOR Jordan, Anne Devereaux. Published 2007
Describes the history of slavery in the Americas from the early colonial times to the end of the Civil War and Emancipation.
Slavery and the slave trade
[ Book ] 306.3 SPI Spilsbury, Richard. Published 2010
Provides facts about slavery and the slave trade and includes detailed information on how to effectively research the topic.
Frederick Douglass : a noble life
[ Book ] 921 DOU Adler, David A. Published 2010
Chronicles the life of Frederick Douglass, discussing his years as a slave, escape to freedom, acclaim as a famous orator, journalist, and presidential advisor, work
as an abolitionist, and other related topics.
Harriet Tubman, secret agent : how daring slaves and free Blacks spied for the Union during the Civil War
[ Book ] 921 TUB Allen, Thomas B. Published 2006
Tells the story of Harriet Tubman and other slaves and free African-Americans who risked death to gather information about the Confederacy for the Union during the
Civil War.
The abolition of slavery : fighting for a free America
[ Book ] 973.7 CLO Cloud Tapper, Suzanne. Published 2006
This book gives a historical overview of the American attitudes toward slavery and the men and women who fought to eliminate it and organized the Underground
Railroad.
Traveling the freedom road : from slavery & the Civil War through Reconstruction
[ Book ] 973.7 OSB Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949- Published 2009
Collects accounts from slave narratives, journals, diaries, and other sources to provide a first-person perspective on the antebellum South, the Civil War, and
Reconstruction.
Freedom struggle : the anti-slavery movement in America, 1830-1865
[ Book ] 973.7 ROS Rossi, Ann. Published 2005
Presents an overview of the history of abolitionism in the United States, including information on the Underground Railroad with an
emphasis on pro-slavery and anti-slavery arguments used up until the Civil War.
[ Book ] 306.3 JOR Jordan, Anne Devereaux. Published 2007
Describes the history of slavery in the Americas from the early colonial times to the end of the Civil War and Emancipation.
Slavery and the slave trade
[ Book ] 306.3 SPI Spilsbury, Richard. Published 2010
Provides facts about slavery and the slave trade and includes detailed information on how to effectively research the topic.
Frederick Douglass : a noble life
[ Book ] 921 DOU Adler, David A. Published 2010
Chronicles the life of Frederick Douglass, discussing his years as a slave, escape to freedom, acclaim as a famous orator, journalist, and presidential advisor, work
as an abolitionist, and other related topics.
Harriet Tubman, secret agent : how daring slaves and free Blacks spied for the Union during the Civil War
[ Book ] 921 TUB Allen, Thomas B. Published 2006
Tells the story of Harriet Tubman and other slaves and free African-Americans who risked death to gather information about the Confederacy for the Union during the
Civil War.
The abolition of slavery : fighting for a free America
[ Book ] 973.7 CLO Cloud Tapper, Suzanne. Published 2006
This book gives a historical overview of the American attitudes toward slavery and the men and women who fought to eliminate it and organized the Underground
Railroad.
Traveling the freedom road : from slavery & the Civil War through Reconstruction
[ Book ] 973.7 OSB Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949- Published 2009
Collects accounts from slave narratives, journals, diaries, and other sources to provide a first-person perspective on the antebellum South, the Civil War, and
Reconstruction.
Freedom struggle : the anti-slavery movement in America, 1830-1865
[ Book ] 973.7 ROS Rossi, Ann. Published 2005
Presents an overview of the history of abolitionism in the United States, including information on the Underground Railroad with an
emphasis on pro-slavery and anti-slavery arguments used up until the Civil War.