Definitions: Repudiate: deny, reject Edifice: building Moderation: within reasonable limits, not calling for extreme action Used with permission from www.picturehistory.com “Abolition” Text from Freedom: A History of US, Webisode 5: Scaffolded Version http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/web05/segment3.html Name: Date: Directions: As you read, take gist notes and reference the vocabulary to make meaning of the text. Then answer the text-dependent questions. Text Gist Notes and Vocabulary Abolition—banning of slavery Abolition! Back in 1765 Americans had shouted the word. Before the Revolution it was the hated Legally—by law British stamp tax the colonists wanted to abolish. Then the word began to be used with a new Elated—very happy meaning. It was the slave trade some wanted to abolish, and then slavery itself. In 1775 Benjamin Interpose—to put yourself Franklin helped found the American Abolition between two things Society. The Constitution said the slave trade could be officially ended in 1808. When Thomas Authority Jefferson becomes president, he reminds everyone constitutionally—power one of that, and a law is passed ending the slave trade. has because of the Constitution Now, no additional people can be enslaved—at least not legally. An elated Jefferson said this: “I Unoffending inhabitants of congratulate you, fellow citizens, on the approach Africa—Africans that do not of the period at which you may your authority cause problems constitutionally to withdraw the citizens of the United States from all further participation in
Definitions: Repudiate: deny, reject Edifice: building Moderation: within reasonable limits, not calling for extreme action Used with permission from www.picturehistory.com “Abolition” Text from Freedom: A History of US, Webisode 5: Scaffolded Version http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/web05/segment3.html Name: Date: Directions: As you read, take gist notes and reference the vocabulary to make meaning of the text. Then answer the text-dependent questions. Text Gist Notes and Vocabulary Abolition! Back in 1765 Americans had shouted the word. Before the Revolution it was the hated British stamp tax the colonists wanted to abolish. Then the word began to be used with a new meaning. It was the slave trade some wanted to abolish, and then slavery itself. In 1775 Benjamin Franklin helped found the American Abolition Society. The Constitution said the slave trade could be officially ended in 1808. When Thomas Jefferson becomes president, he reminds everyone of that, and a law is passed ending the slave trade. Now, no additional people can be enslaved—at least not legally. An elated Jefferson said this: “I congratulate you, fellow citizens, on the approach of the period at which you may your authority constitutionally to withdraw the citizens of the United States from all further participation in Abolition—banning of slavery Legally—by law Elated—very happy Interpose—to put yourself between two things Authority constitutionally—power one has because of the Constitution Unoffending inhabitants of Africa—Africans that do not cause problems
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