Today’s Questions
11. What moral dilemma did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 create for
Northerners?
12. What did Southerners claim about Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
13. What did the Dred Scott ruling say about slaves & slavery?
Vocabulary
Fugitive Slave Act – law included in the Compromise of 1850 that helped slaveholders recapture
runaway slaves in the North.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin – 1852 abolitionist book by Harriet Beecher Stowe about moral issues of slavery.
Journal #9: Eliza on Ice (5 minutes)
(Page 57 – right side)
Write down as many observations, explanations, interpretations, etc as you can about the poster below (bullets/lists are fine)
We will discuss your observations after the 5 minutes (write down others’ observations)
Some things to consider:
What are Eliza and her baby feeling? Read their faces and bodies.
What body of water is Eliza crossing? What state is on the right? What state is on the left?
Which state is she going to? Why that state?
What time is it? How can you tell? Why is time of day important?
What are the dogs doing? Who owns the dogs?
What are the men on the right doing? Who are they? What are they holding?
What is the man on the left doing? Who is he? What makes you think it’s him?