Fugitive Slave Law Video
HIST147 Video Assignment – Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery - Part 4 (5 points)
Due: May 13 by 11:59pm (post response to Canvas)
Instructions
Submitting Your Response
Students can submit their completed viewing worksheet in one of two ways.
1. You can download this file and type your responses below the questions on the viewing worksheet.
2. You can print the viewing worksheet (page two of this document) and hand-write your responses as you watch the video. Then, take a photo of or scan your worksheet. You can submit the photo or scan to Canvas.
Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery - Part 4
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySxUTFFa5ZA (watch 42:00 to 56:30)
What was the new Fugitive Slave Law? How did it impact Americans in the north?
What was Anthony Burns’ story? How does his story reflect the new Fugitive Slave Law?
What was the relationship between the emerging railroads and slavery?
What was the Free Soil Movement?