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Abolitionists

Abolitionists. Abolitionists campaigned to end slavery. Nat Turner. Nat Turner led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia. Nat Turner was born in 1800 in Southampton County. In 1821, Nat ran away but came back after a month for religious reasons.

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Abolitionists

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  1. Abolitionists Abolitionists campaigned to end slavery

  2. Nat Turner Nat Turner led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia.

  3. Nat Turner was born in 1800 in Southampton County. In 1821, Nat ran away but came back after a month for religious reasons. In 1828, Nat had a vision telling him to fight against slavery. August 1831, The sun had a bluish-green look and that was a sign to Nat to begin his rebellion. August 21, 1831, Nat's rebellion started. November, 1831, Nat was hanged. In 1831, he and his fellow slaves killed many slave-owning families. This was considered one of the most serious revolts. He was captured, convicted of murder, and hanged.

  4. John Brown He was an abolitionist that led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He was trying to start a slave rebellion. He was captured and hanged.

  5. Map of Virginia before 1863 Conflict grew between the eastern counties of Virginia that relied on slavery and western counties that favored abolition of slavery.

  6. The disagreement between the two regions of the state led to the formation of West Virginia. In 1863, the U.S. government recognized the 50 former western Virginia counties as the new state of West Virginia.

  7. Abolitionists PowerPoint Cloze Abolitionists campaigned to end ____________________. _________________________ led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia. Nat Turner was born in __________ in ______________________ County. In _________, he and his fellow slaves killed many slave-owning families. This was considered one of the most serious revolts. He was captured, convicted of murder, and _________________________. John Brown was an abolitionist that led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at _________________________, Virginia. He was trying to start a __________________ rebellion. He was captured and hanged. Conflict grew between the eastern counties of Virginia that relied on ________________ and western counties that favored ____________________ of slavery. The disagreement between the two regions of the state led to the formation of ________________________________. In 1863, the U.S. government recognized the 50 former western Virginia counties as the new state of West Virginia.

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