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US History

Important Figures in the Abolitionist Movement

SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.

a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics; include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism (William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and the Grimke sisters).

Below is a list of famous historical figures in the abolitionist movement. Your job will be to create a trading card for each individual(s). THIS IS A PROJECT/TEST GRADE.

Each trading card must include, but not limited to the following items:

(a picture of the individual

(birth/death date

(Occupation/job

(contribution/historical impact to the history of the abolitionist movement *

(an interesting fact that most people would not know about this individual

(creativity/neatness/use of technology

Your cards should be informative and they should look like actual trading cards:

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These websites may be useful in finding applications that can be used to make your cards. You may also try a Google search “Create your own trading cards”.

(iPad/iPhone)

(Android)





You (individually) should make a card for ALL of the following individual(s):

1. Nat Turner (specifically his attempted slave rebellion)

2. Frederick Douglass

3. William Lloyd Garrison (specifically his printing of “The Liberator”)

4. Sarah and Angelina Grimke (How did they support abolition in Northern states?)

5. Harriet Beecher Stowe

Rubric for Trading Cards

Here is how you will be assessed on the trading cards:

1. Nat Turner:

*Photo _____/3

*Birth/Death _____/1

*Occupation _____/1

* Contribution _____/10

* Creativity _____5 Total ______/20

2. Frederick Douglass:

*Photo _____/3

*Birth/Death _____/1

*Occupation _____/1

* Contribution _____/10

* Creativity _____5 Total ______/20

3. William Lloyd Garrison:

*Photo _____/3

*Birth/Death _____/1

*Occupation _____/1

* Contribution _____/10

* Creativity _____5 Total ______/20

4. Sarah and Angelina Grimke:

*Photo _____/3

*Birth/Death _____/1

*Occupation _____/1

* Contribution _____/10

* Creativity _____5 Total ______/20

5. Harriet Beecher Stowe:

*Photo _____/3

*Birth/Death _____/1

*Occupation _____/1

* Contribution _____/10

* Creativity _____5 Total ______/20

THIS PROJECT WILL BE DUE ON : ___________________________________________________

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