The Meaning of July Fourth for the African American
Who gave this speech?
What is Frederick Douglass
Who was John Brown?
He led men on a raid on Harpers Ferry, and was also a part of Bleeding Kansas. (Either answer works... good job if you got both!)
Who was the famous escaped slave that helped free lots of other slaves via the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What year is this cartoon about?
1860
What is Gibbs' first name?
Jacob
When is the speech being delivered?
July 5, 1852
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowed residents to decide on slavery through 'popular sovereignty'
Name 3 slave states and 3 free states along the Mason-Dixon Line.
Free: Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Is this a primary or secondary source?
Primary
What started Bleeding Kansas?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act/Non-Kansas citizens voting.
Who was the audience for this speech?
White Northerners
Sectionalism shows up in Bleeding Kansas by showing the deep roots of slavery, the divides between a people living in the same state.
Define freedom seeker
Who is the man on the left?
Abe Lincoln
What happened at Harper's Ferry?
John Brown and other abolitionists raided the US Arsenal
What is the main idea of this speech?
The Meaning of July Fourth for the African American
What is a bushwhacker?
A form of guerilla warfare that was used in Bleeding Kansas
How are failed-escaped slaves treated when they return back to their owners?
Explain what is going on in this photo
Are they correct?
What was the weapon used to assault Charles Sumner?
A cane!
Why is this speech impactful?
It shows that the African-Americans don't see the 4th of July as a holiday, this opens the eyes of the whites to see how they view the holiday.
What year did Bleeding Kansas start?
1854
a law that required the return of escaped enslaved people to their owners, even if they were in free states, and also empowered federal officials to enforce the law
Describe how this image made the citizens feel?
Are they correct?
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher-Stowe