how slavery impacted the beginning of the civil war
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How Slavery Impacted the Beginning of the Civil War. A group of Northerners who wanted slavery to be abolished. Abolish means to get rid of. A group of Southerners who wanted slavery to continue. Why?. Harriet Beecher Stowe. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How SlaveryImpacted the
Beginning of theCivil War
A group of Northernerswho wanted slavery to beabolished.
Abolish means to getrid of.
A group of Southernerswho wanted slavery tocontinue. Why?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
This book was important because it turned so many people against slavery.
1852
John Brown
1859
Raid on Harper’s Ferry
1859
Harpers Valley, Virginia
John Brown wanted to helpslaves by giving them guns to rebel against their owners. He anda group of soldiers raided a gun storagefacility in Harper’s Valley, Virginia. Other soldiers surrounded the area, but Brownrefused to surrender.
Two of John Brown's sons diedat Harpers Valley. Brown was wounded.
John Brown
John Brown was put on trial and hanged for hisorganization and involvement at Harper’s Ferry.
How did their actions relate to the causes of theCivil War?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Her book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, demonstratedthe atrocities of slavery, and it turned manypeople (Northerners) against slavery.
John Brown
His raid on Harper’s Ferry showed that peoplewere willing to use violence to stop slavery .
Civil War.....coming soon!
http://www.history.com/videos/john-browns-raid#arlo-guthrie-reflects-on-vietnam-era http://www.smithsonianmag.com/video/The-Raid-on-Harpers-Ferry.html
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