Who were some Black abolitionists?

The profile cards include Frederick Douglass, who founded the North Star in 1847, Sojourner Truth, David Walker, author of the 1829 Appeal, and Maria W. Stewart, who lectured in Boston in 1832 and 1833.

Why is Juneteenth celebrated on June 19?

Freedom reached Texas only on June 19, 1865, after the war. The emancipation timeline shows that communities marked other days too, from the end of slavery in New York in 1827 to the Emancipation Day in Washington, D.C., on April 16.

Did most white Southerners hold people in slavery?

No. The 1860 census listed about 394,000 slaveholders, and about one in four white families held enslaved people. About 10,000 held 50 or more, yet planters held great power in Southern legislatures and Congress.

8th Grade Slavery and Abolition Worksheets

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Slavery was the system that held millions of Black Americans as property, and abolition was the movement to end it. There are 11 worksheets for 8th grade, each with an answer key. Black Abolitionists Profile Cards, Emancipation Days Before and After Juneteenth and Slaveholding and Southern Society in 1860 are three of the sheets. Sheets here practice D2.His.14.6-8, D2.His.10.6-8 and D2.His.3.6-8.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Grade8th Grade

TopicSlavery and Abolition

The Cotton Kingdom Expands Organizer

Grade8th Grade

TopicSlavery and Abolition

Frequently Asked Questions

Eli Whitney's 1793 gin pulled seeds from short staple cotton quickly, so growing it paid well. Planters pushed west, and cotton output rose from about 73,000 bales in 1800 to about 3.8 million in 1860, grown by enslaved people.

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