UP:SS10.US1.12

Students know:

Details of the founding of the first abolitionist societies by Benjamin Rush and Benjamin Franklin.
The role played by later critics of slavery, including William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Angelina and Sarah Grimke', Henry David Thoreau, and Charles Sumner.
The role of religious movements in opposition to slavery, including objections of the Quakers.
The impact of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 that banned slavery in new states north of the Ohio River.
How the Underground Railroad developed, its impact on American society in the North and in the South, and its leaders, including Harriet Tubman.
The impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin on the abolitionist movement.

Students are able to:

Compare the first abolitionist societies by Benjamin Rush and Benjamin Franklin to the development of later abolitionist societies.
Describe the rise of religious of movements in opposition to slavery.
Explain the importance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
Describe the rise of the Underground Railroad and it's leaders.

Students understand that:

There was an important abolitionist movement in the United States from the earliest leaders and groups through the later groups, leaders, and legislation.