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Chapter 7
Challenge and Growth
By: Mr. Leslie’s Class
Frederick Douglas
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Frederick Douglass stood at the
podium, trembling with nervousness.
Before him sat abolitionists who had
traveled to the Massachusetts island
of Nantucket.
Only 23 years old at the time,
Douglass overcame his nervousness
and gave a stirring, eloquent speech
about his life as a slave.
Douglass would continue to give
speeches for the rest of his life and
would become a leading
spokesperson for the abolition of
slavery and for racial equality.
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John S. Rock
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John S. Rock was a member
of the abolitionist
movement, born of free
black parents in Salem, NJ
in 1825.
Not much is known of his
childhood.
He taught in schools in New
Jersey from 1844 to 1848.
While teaching, he studied
medicine.
“Address to the Citizens of
New Jersey”
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
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Harriet Tubman is perhaps the
most well-known of all the
Underground Railroad's
"conductors."
During a ten-year span she made
19 trips into the South and
escorted over 300 slaves to
freedom.
She once proudly pointed out to
Frederick Douglass, in all of her
journeys she "never lost a single
passenger."
Maya Angelou reading Harriet
Tubman
Grimké Sisters
Sarah Grimké
Angelina Grimké
Sarah Grimke, along with her sister Angelina, were the first women in the
United States to publicly argue for the abolition of slavery. Cultured and well
educated, Sarah had gone north from South Carolina with her sister with
firsthand knowledge of the condition of the slaves. In 1836 Angelina wrote a
lengthy address urging all women to actively work to free blacks
Charity Still
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Charity was born into
slavery in Maryland.
When New Jersey
outlawed slavery in
1804; Charity decided
to move here.
Her husband was able
to travel to New Jersey
and buy her freedom.
Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd (recorders)
Fugitive Slave Act
New Jersey and the Civil
War
Lesson 2
Abraham Lincoln
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Lincoln ran for
President in 1860.
He did not support
abolition, but he was
against the spread of
slavery.
New Jersey was the
only free state not to
vote for Lincoln.
War breaks out
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Soon after Lincoln’s election, 11 Southern
states voted to secede, or withdraw, from the
United States.
These states formed a new government called
the Confederate States of America, or the
Confederacy. (South)
The rest of the United States called
themselves the Union. (North)
April 12, 1861 - Civil War
Philip Kearny
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A skilled general
Leader of the 1st NJ
Brigade
Died on September
1, 1862, at a battle in
Virginia
George B. McClellan
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Another Military
leader from New
Jersey.
A Major General
from West Orange
He served as the
general-in-chief of
the Union Army for
one year.
“THE DRAFT”
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The Union army was in
need of soldiers so they
created a draft.
The draft was a plan to
select people and force
them to serve in the
army.
New Jersey did not have
to draft soldiers until
1864, because we had
enough volunteers.
Cornelia Hancock
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Born in 1839 in New Jersey,
Cornelia Hancock started off her
Civil War nursing career
auspiciously when she arrived
with other women volunteers in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July
1863.
She was the only one of the group
not to be accepted to become a
volunteer nurse.
Nonetheless, she found her way
to Gettysburg and began what
became a well known and
respected service as a nurse in the
field
Emancipation Proclamation
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As early as 1849, Abraham
Lincoln believed that slaves
should be emancipated,
advocating a program in which
they would be freed gradually.
Early in his presidency, still
convinced that gradual
emancipation was the best
course, he tried to win over
legislators.
To gain support, he proposed
that slave-owners be
compensated for giving up their
"property." Support was not
forthcoming.
Appomattox Courthouse
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With his army surrounded, his
men weak and exhausted, Robert
E. Lee realized there was little
choice but to consider the
surrender of his Army to General
Grant.
After a series of notes between
the two leaders, they agreed to
meet on April 9, 1865, at the
house of Wilmer McLean in the
village of Appomattox
Courthouse.
The meeting lasted approximately
two and one-half hours and at its
conclusion the bloodiest conflict
in the nation's history neared its
end.
The McLean family sits on the porch
of their home. The surrender was
signed in the 1st floor room
Making Conclusions
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When you make a conclusion, you add up
several facts or statements to see how they are
connected.
Skim through the information for a common
idea.
State the meaning in your own words.
Inventions and Industry
Lesson 3
Thomas Alva Edisoon
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As a young man he worked as a telegraph operator.
He was known as the wizard of Menlo Park.
He set up an invention factory in Menlo Park.
He became famous around the world with new
products such as the electric light bulb, the
phonograph, a dynamo, and the motion picture
camera.
His dynamo, a machine that makes electricity,
brought electricity to the town of Roselle.
In his lifetime he was awarded 1,093 patents.
Patentsis a document issued by the
government. It gives an inventor the
right to make, use, or sell a particular
invention.
Edison’s Patents
Labor UnionsIs a group of workers united to gain
better wages, or pay, and working
conditions.
Factory owners often fired people
for joining these unions.
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Teacher’s Union
Police and Fireman’s Union
Verizon’s Union
Welcoming the World
Lesson 4
Grover Cleveland
President Cleveland was
born in Caldwell, NJ.
 The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France
to the people of the United States.
 The First Democrat elected after the Civil
War, Grover Cleveland was the only President
to leave the White House and return for a
second term four years later.
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Ellis Island
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Was the 1st stop for most immigrants. This
island is located just off the shore of NJ, near
NYC.
In 1892 the United States government built an
immigration station here.
Sometimes, 5,000 people a day walked
through these doors.
Ellis Island Records: Type your last name
Discriminationor unfair treatment based on their
nationality or religion.
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Some native-born Americans were angry at
immigrants for working for low wages.
They felt this lowered the rate of pay for all
workers.