USI.8dUSI.8dAbolitionist and Suffrage Abolitionist and Suffrage

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Lisa PenningtonLisa Pennington

Social Studies Instructional SpecialistSocial Studies Instructional Specialist

Portsmouth Public SchoolsPortsmouth Public Schools

Essential KnowledgeEssential Knowledge

The abolitionists worked to end slavery.The abolitionists worked to end slavery. The suffrage movement helped women The suffrage movement helped women

gain equal rights. gain equal rights.

Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

What were the main ideas expressed by What were the main ideas expressed by the abolitionists?the abolitionists?

What were the main ideas expressed What were the main ideas expressed during the suffrage movement? during the suffrage movement?

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Most abolitionists demanded immediate Most abolitionists demanded immediate freeing of slaves. freeing of slaves.

Abolitionists believed that slavery was Abolitionists believed that slavery was morally wrong, cruel and inhumane, and a morally wrong, cruel and inhumane, and a violation of the principles of democracy. violation of the principles of democracy.

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Abolitionist leaders Abolitionist leaders included both men included both men and women. and women.

Harriet Tubman led Harriet Tubman led hundreds of enslaved hundreds of enslaved African Americans to African Americans to freedom along the freedom along the Underground Underground Railroad. Railroad.

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William Lloyd William Lloyd Garrison wrote Garrison wrote The The LiberatorLiberator and worked and worked for the immediate for the immediate emancipation of all emancipation of all enslaved African enslaved African Americans. Americans.

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Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass wrote wrote The North The North StarStar and worked and worked for the rights to for the rights to better the lives of better the lives of African Americans African Americans and women. and women.

Suffrage MovementSuffrage Movement Supporters declared “all Supporters declared “all

men and women were men and women were created equal.” created equal.”

Supporters believed Supporters believed women were deprived of women were deprived of basic rights, such as the basic rights, such as the right to vote, educational right to vote, educational opportunities (especially opportunities (especially higher education), equal higher education), equal opportunities in business, opportunities in business, and limited in rights to and limited in rights to own property. own property.

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Suffrage MovementSuffrage Movement The movement was led by The movement was led by

strong women who began strong women who began their campaign before the their campaign before the Civil War and continued Civil War and continued after the war had ended. after the war had ended.

Important leaders of the Important leaders of the Suffrage Movement include Suffrage Movement include Isabel Sojourner Truth, a Isabel Sojourner Truth, a former enslaved African former enslaved African American who was a American who was a nationally known advocate nationally known advocate for equality and justice. for equality and justice.

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Susan B. Anthony was an advocate to Susan B. Anthony was an advocate to gain voting rights for women and equal gain voting rights for women and equal rights for all. rights for all.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton played a Elizabeth Cady Stanton played a leadership role in the women’s rights leadership role in the women’s rights movement. movement.