13_1_a_FugitiveSlaveActResistance_ACD Overview: The tensions continued to rise between the North and the South in the 1850s, and this was clearly seen with their reactions to the major events of the...

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13_1_a_FugitiveSlaveActResistance_ACD Overview: The tensions continued to rise between the North and the South in the 1850s, and this was clearly seen with their reactions to the major events of the time. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 would mean very different things to a citizen in the North and a citizen in the South. Directions: For this assignment, you are going research and understand the different perspectives Americans had on the Fugitive Slave Act. Use the link below, along with your class notes and Live Lab to answer the questions that follow on Tab 2 & 3. Resources: • Fugitive Slave Act REMINDER: THERE ARE 3 TABS OF INFORMATION !! Fugitive Slave Act Citation: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2020, July 23). Fugitive Slave Acts. Retrieved August 17, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/event Fugitive-Slave-Acts 1 https://www.britannica.com/event http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3276 Fugitive Slave Act: Southern Perspective Directions: After reading the article and reviewing your class notes, complete the following questions below. This will help you understand the different perspectives of the time, to help you understand how this crisis would lead to the nation fighting a war among itself. When done, continue on to Tab 3. REMINDER: THERE ARE 3 TABS OF INFORMATION !! Describe the Fugitive Slave Act in terms that show it did not go far enough. (1 sentence) Why Are You Upset? What Are Your Plans? Message To The South Describe the actions you are going to take to SUPPORT the Fugitive Slave Act (trips to the North, etc) (1 sentence) You heard there is a lot of anger in the North, what is the message you would like to send to them? Support your stance on slavery and why this act is important to you and your fellow southerners. (2 sentences) 1 REMINDER: THERE ARE 3 TABS OF INFORMATION !! Fugitive Slave Act: Northern Perspective Directions: After reading the article and reviewing your class notes, complete the following questions below. This will help you understand the different perspectives of the time, to help you understand how this crisis would lead to the nation fighting a war among itself. When done, submit the assignment in Moodle. Describe the Fugitive Slave Act in terms that show your anger over it. (1 sentence) Why Are You Upset? What Are Your Plans? Message To The South What do you plan to do now that this is a law (consider abolitionist actions that were occurring, plan out your strategies). (1 sentence) Explain to them why you are so upset with this. What are your views on slavery, and why is the Fugitive Slave Act so terrible? (2 sentences) 1