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How Slavery Impacted the Beginning of the Civil War

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.

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How Slavery Impacted the Beginning of the Civil War

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  1. How Slavery Impacted the Beginning of the Civil War

  2. A group of Northerners who wanted slavery to be abolished. Abolish means to get rid of.

  3. A group of Southerners who wanted slavery to continue. Why?

  4. Harriet Beecher Stowe This book was important because it turned so many people against slavery. 1852

  5. John Brown 1859

  6. Raid on Harper’s Ferry Harpers Valley, Virginia John Brown wanted to help slaves by giving them guns to rebel against their owners. He and a group of soldiers raided a gun storage facility in Harper’s Valley, Virginia. Othersoldiers surrounded the area, but Brown refused to surrender. 1859

  7. John Brown Two of John Brown's sons died at Harpers Valley. Brown was wounded.

  8. John Brown was put on trial and hanged for his organization and involvement at Harper’s Ferry.

  9. How did their actions relate to the causes of the Civil War? Harriet Beecher Stowe Her book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, demonstrated the atrocities of slavery, and it turned many people (Northerners) against slavery. John Brown His raid on Harper’s Ferry showed that people were willing to use violence to stop slavery . Civil War.....coming soon!

  10. Short videos on the Raid at Harper’s Ferry: 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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