Lesson Four
In this lesson, students will learn about the beginning of the abolitionist movement and its growth during the 1830s, especially in New England, a center of abolitionist activity. During this lesson, students will also learn about the ways some influential abolitionist reformers spread their message through literature, conventions, and petitions. Students will be encouraged to relate their own experiences and contemporary issues to the content of the lesson.
Time: This lesson will take place over two-45 minute class periods.
Lesson 4: The Abolitionist Movement in 1830s New England
lesson 4.pdfLesson 4: Primary Sources
gag rule petition.pdfTranscription of the 1838 Gag Rule Petition
Petition to Rescind the Gag Rule, 1838 (from U.S. House of Representatives website)
Antislavery Petition c. 1835, Blank Form.pdfTranscription of Antislavery Petition, c. 1835
Antislavery Petition blank, c. 1835 (OSV Research Library)
"A Declaration of the Sentiments of the People of Hartford, Regarding the Measures of the Abolitionists," 1835 (OSV Research Library)