Would you help a fugitive slave escape to freedom even

though it was against the law to do so? Why or why not?

Challenging the Fugitive Slave Law

• Write a speech as an abolitionist protesting the Fugitive Slave Law.

• Speech should be at least a paragraph (5-8 sentences in length).

Abraham Lincoln

• Brainstorm & list all that you know about him.

Lincoln-Douglas Debates 1858Running for U.S. Senator

Douglas:• Personally disliked slavery• Western territories should

decide slavery issue by Popular Sovereignty (voting)

• Slavery should continue to exist in states where it already existed

• Wins reelection

Lincoln:• Slavery was morally wrong• Slavery should not be

allowed to spread to the territories

• Slavery should continue to exist in states where it already existed

• Lost, but became famous due to his great speeches